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"The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered."

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

Man, Poor, Poverty, Wishes

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"The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered."

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