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Quotation from King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard

“Truly wealth, which men spend their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the last.”

H. Rider Haggard (spoken by Allan Quatermain)

King Solomon's Mines, Chapter XVIII, We Abandon Hope (Project Gutenberg text (1907 Cassell edition))

Portrait of H. Rider Haggard

Sealed in the treasure chamber without food or light, Quatermain reflects on the diamonds and gold around them.

Citation: "Truly wealth, which men spend their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the last." — H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, Chapter XVIII, We Abandon Hope (Project Gutenberg text (1907 Cassell edition)). (id king-solomons-mines-q5)

Portrait: Henry Rider Haggard 03, Bain News Service, Public domain.

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