If thou art rich, thou art poor for, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, thou bearest the heavy riches but a journey, And death unloads thee. (William Shakespeare)

If thou art rich, thou art poor for, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, thou bearest the heavy riches but a journey, And death unloads thee.

William Shakespeare

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