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A Mere Madness, To Live Like A Wretch And Die Rich.
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A mere madness, to live like a wretch and die rich.
-- Robert Burton (1577-1640)
-- The Anatomy of Melancholy, Part i, Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12
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