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Gold breeds not wit, but to wit lacking bread

Gold breeds not wit, but to wit lacking bread
Earth's flowery carpet seems a dungeon bed;
'Tis his full purse that makes the rose to smile,
While empty-handed violets hang the head.

Poem by Omar Khayyam
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