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Ambition Is A Lust That Is Never Quenched, But Grows More Inflamed And Madder By Enjoyment.
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Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and
madder by enjoyment.
-- Thomas Otway
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And die with decency. -- Thomas Otway (1651-1685) -- Venice Preserved, Act v, Sc. 3
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Mental pleasures never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened by enjoyment.
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