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Philosophical literature4 quotes
Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. — Francis Bacon · 1605A great fortune is a great slavery. — Seneca · 44Property, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden. — Hermann Hesse · 1922He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. — Bion of BorysthenesBiography1 quote
He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. — Bion of BorysthenesFeminist literature1 quote
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696