Quote#Money & Wealth
Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness
Quote byChristopher Marlowe · 1564–1593
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Jew of Malta (c. 1589), Ferneze, Act I, scene ii.
English (original)
Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.
— Christopher Marlowe
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