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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.

James Payn

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Ein großer Philosoph hat erklärt, dass das schlimmste Übel der Armut darin besteht, die Menschen lächerlich zu machen; damit meint er hoffentlich nur, dass er sie wie im obigen Fall in unpassende Positionen bringt.

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