Benjamin Franklin
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“The best capital in the world, Mariana, is honesty.”
Il Don Pilone (1711), Act I., Sc. IX.
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 334.
Original
L'esser uomo dabbene, Mariana mia, è 'l maggior capitale del mondo.
atto I, scena IX
Il Don Pilone
Variant: L’esser uomo dabbene, Mariana mia, è ’l maggior capitale del mondo.
Source: Citato in Harbottle, p. 334.
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