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3 quotations from Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), with the subject each one is filed under.

Be fearful only of thyself, and stand in awe of none more than thine own conscience.— filed under Conscience

Conquer thyself. Till thou hast done that, thou art a slave; for it is almost as well to be in subjection to another's appetite as thine own.— filed under Liberty

Worldly wealth is the devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase.— filed under Riches