Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking — for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking — for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking — for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking — for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking — for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
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Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking

— for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
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