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"I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes."
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"There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail."
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"The income from sales now covers the expense of materials but I expect this to improve."
"If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins."
"There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income."
"But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect."
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"The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness."
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