“A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer’s need. ”

“They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They gather treasures to themselves, building great storehouses, which they guard ferociously. Then they die. What good is it then?”

“LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.”

“Freedom that is not fought for, that is not gained by personal sacrifice is freedom that will never last, because in the heart of the one set free, it will have little value. A treasure that costs nothing is a treasure that is easily neglected and lost.”

“I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom.”

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