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Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because there is nothing to be gained by him.[Les hommes ne haïssent celui qu’ils appellent avare que parce qu’il n’y a rien à gagner avec lui.]

Source:(ed. DuMont, 1901), Volume II, Avarice, Page 145
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  • Book: Philosophical Dictionary
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1764
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