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I have nothing, owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor.

— François Rabelais

Je n'ai rien vaillant; je dois beaucoup; je donne le reste aux pauvres.

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Notes from Wikiquote

His one line will, as quoted in Arthur Machen : A Short Account of His Life and Work (1964) by Aidan Reynolds and William E. Charlton, p. 186

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