#treasures

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Ah? A small aversion to menial labor?" The doctor cocked an eyebrow. "Understandable, but misplaced. One should treasure those hum-drum tasks that keep the body occupied but leave the mind and heart unfettered. ↗

— Tad Williams

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In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material wealth invite the risks of capital and the industry of labor, it is but natural that material interests should absorb the attention of the people to a degree elsewhere unknown. ↗

— Felix Adler

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The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

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Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. ↗

— Henry Miller

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