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Quote by William Blake
To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, an

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. – William Blake

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Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake

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Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the misers passion, not the thief s. – William Blake

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