Quote#Politics & Power
O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! — I envy the Rich and…
Quote bySamuel Richardson · 1687–1761
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pamela (1740), p. 312.
English (original)
O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! — I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!
— Samuel Richardson
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