Quote#Money & Wealth
The Presence all thy fancies supersedes
Quote byMargaret Fuller · 1810–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The One In All.
English (original)
The Presence all thy fancies supersedes, All that is done which thou wouldst seek in deeds, The wealth obliterates all seeming needs.
— Margaret Fuller
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