“ Now, when a man is the richest person in a kingdom, and will take the trouble to spend the money, if things are done he does not like, it is because he is a poor man. ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1847). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
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| Source | The Vicomte de Bragelonne |
| Topic | money trouble |
| Date | 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2609/pg2609-images.html |
Context
“You possess a hundred and fifty millions, you are equal to the king in position, and a hundred and fifty millions his superior in money. M. Colbert has not even had the wit to have the will of Mazarin accepted. Now, when a man is the richest person in a kingdom, and will take the trouble to spend the money, if things are done he does not like, it is because he is a poor man. Let us return to Saint-Mande, I say."
"To consult with Pelisson?--we will."
"No, monseigneur, to count your money."
"So be it," said Fouquet, with angry eyes;--"yes, yes, to Saint-Mande!" He got into his carriage again, and Gourville with him.”
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