James Payn - To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a mi...

James Payn Zitate

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.

James Payn

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Für den wahrhaft gütigen Geist ist in der Tat nichts befriedigender, als von einem Geizhals zu hören, der sich die Notwendigkeiten des Lebens ein wenig zu weit leugnet und uns seine Gegenwart insgesamt befreit.

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