It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend …

Charles Caleb Colton
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It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, p.213
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It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, p.213

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