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Almost all young men are addicted to a law which is apparently inexplicable, even though its cause lies precisely in youth and in the furious determination with which they pursue pleasure. Whether they are rich or poor, they never have money for the necessities of life, but there is always money to satisfy their whims. They are spendthrifts in everything that is available on credit, and misers in everything that has to be paid for in cash, and as if in revenge for what they don't have, they squander everything they get their hands on.