Quote#Self
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory…
Quote byJames Payn · 1830–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Pinch of Poverty", in The Nineteenth Century (May 1880), p. 866.
English (original)
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.
— James Payn
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