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If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.
If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
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- Francis Quarles
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1592–1644)
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- Book of Wise Sayings (1893) (1893 AD)
Saying 573 · printed source label: Quarles · entry translator not specified
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