Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.

Gerald Brenan

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Money The poor Poverty

Author

Gerald Brenan

Source

Thoughts in a Dry Season

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

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Writer

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Malta Europe

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Brenan, Gerald. Thoughts in a Dry Season: A Miscellany. Cambridge University Press, 1978.

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