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    Some men are born to own, and can animate all their possessions. Others cannot: their owning is not graceful; seems to be a compromise of their character: they seem to steal their own dividends.
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)