“Despising money is like toppling a king off his throne.”

—  Nicolas Chamfort

Il y a une sorte de plaisir attaché au courage qui se met au-dessus de la fortune. Mépriser l'argent, c'est détrôner un Roi. Il y a du ragoût.
Maximes et Pensées, #142
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