It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. (W. Somerset Maugham)

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

W. Somerset Maugham

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