As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.

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As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. - Daniel Defoe

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As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. - Johannes Kepler quotes