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"We read of a certain Roman emperor who built a magnificent palace. In digging the foundation, the workmen discovered a golden sarcophagus ornamented with three circlets, on which were inscribed, "I have expended; I have given; I have kept; I have possessed; I do possess; I have lost; I am punished. What I formerly expended, I have; what I gave away, I have.""
Gesta Romanorum / Tale xvi.

Tale xvi.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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"See how the world rewards its votaries."
Gesta Romanorum / Tale xxxvi.

Tale xxxvi.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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"If the end be well, all is well."
Gesta Romanorum / Tale lxvii.

Tale lxvii.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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"Whatever you do, do wisely, and think of the consequences."
Gesta Romanorum / Tale ciii.

Tale ciii.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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