The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made higher and broader, or he will hardly get in. (Thomas Adam)

The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made higher and broader, or he will hardly get in.

Thomas Adam

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