Quote#Death
He is wealthy enough, that wanteth not: he is great enough, that is…
Quote byJoseph Hall · 1574–1656
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Three Centuries of Meditations and Vowes century III, LIX..
English (original)
He is wealthy enough, that wanteth not: he is great enough, that is his own master: he is happy enough, that lives to die well.
— Joseph Hall
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So little in his purse, so much upon his back.
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