Quote#Money & Wealth
The world is a great place and stocked with wealth and beauty, and…
Quote byRobert Louis Stevenson · 1850–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The New Arabian Nights (1882), The Rajah's Diamond, The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective..
English (original)
The world is a great place and stocked with wealth and beauty, and there is no limit to the rewards that may be offered. Such an one who would refuse a million of money may sell his honour for an empire or the love of a woman.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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