There is a story of some mountains of salt in Cumana, which never diminished, though carried away in … - Herbert Spencer

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You live long enough, you lose enough people, you learn to appreciate the memories you have and stop begrudging the ones you never got to make.

Herbert Spencer

There is a story of some mountains of salt in Cumana, which never diminished, though carried away in much abundance by merchants; but when once they were monopolized to the benefit of a private purse, then the salt decreased; till afterward all were allowed to take of it, when it had a new access and increase. The truth of this story may be uncertain, but the application is true; he that envies others the use of his gifts decays then, but he thrives most that is most diffusive.

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