Quote#Money & Wealth
In his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and…
Quote byWashington Irving · 1783–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mahomet and his successors (1849), Mahomet and his successors, George P. Putnam, 1850, p. 330.
English (original)
In his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and strangers, the rich and poor, the powerful and weak, with equity, and was beloved by the common people for the affability with which he received them, and listened to their complaints.[...]
— Washington Irving
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