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Sophocles Quotes
	Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. Sophocles Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
	Type: Poet Quotes Category: Greek Poet Quotes Year of Birth: 496 BC Year of Death: 406 BC Nationality: Greek Amazon: Sophocles on Amazon	Related Authors: Aeschylus Euripides Homer Horace Sophocles Hesiod Aristophanes Menander
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