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Timon

Very well, Hermes; I am extremely obliged to you and Zeus for your thoughtfulnessthere; but I will not have Plutus.

Hermes

Why, pray?

Timon

He brought me countless troubles long agoput me in the power of flatterers, set designing persons on me, stirred up ill-feeling, corrupted me with indulgence, exposed me to envy, and wound up with treacherously deserting me at a moments notice. Then the excellent Poverty gave mea drilling in manly labour, conversed with me in all frankness and sincerity, rewarded my exertions with a sufficiency, and taught me to despise superfluities; all hopes of a livelihood were to depend on myself, and I was to know my true wealth, unassailable by parasites flattery or informers threats, hasty legislatures or decree-mongering legislators, and which even the tyrants machinations cannot touch.

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