Riches and honours prevent a man from enlarging his understanding, and enervate all his powers, by reversing the order of nature, which has ever made true pleasure the reward of labour.
Mary Wollstonecraft
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; source text line 3036
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; source text line 3036
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