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Francis Beaumont Quotes: He is not rich that possesses much but he that covets no more and he is not poor that enjoys little but he that wants too much.
         

He is not rich that possesses much but he that covets no more and he is not poor that enjoys little but he that wants too much.


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He is not rich that possesses much but he that covets no more and he is not poor that enjoys little but he that wants too much.
         



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