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Covetousness Quote by Plutarch

“The usual disease of princes, grasping covetousness, had made them suspicious and quarrelsome neighbors.” quote by Plutarch — Download Open image

“The usual disease of princes, grasping covetousness, had made them suspicious and quarrelsome neighbors.”

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