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> [The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/the-dearest-ambition-of-a-slave-is-not-liberty-but-to-have-a-slave-of/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

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> [“At certain periods it becomes the dearest ambition of a man to keep a faithful record of his performances in a book; and he dashes at this work with an enthusiasm that imposes on him the notion that keeping a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/at-certain-periods-it-becomes-the-dearest-ambition-of-a-man-to-keep-a/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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