If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must…

Dante Alighieri
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If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity. ✨ Dante Alighieri (1879). The 'De Monarchia' of Dante
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If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity. ✨ Dante Alighieri (1879). The 'De Monarchia' of Dante

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