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Ben Hecht

"I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt."

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"I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt."

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"Poor people waste time, rich people save time. Poor people who invest time are no longer poor."

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"For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them."

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