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Poverty is easier to bear than riches
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The man is shouldering Poverty – not an easy burden to carry, to be sure. But at least it is manageable. Reclining on the ground is the much heavier figure of Wealth, under the weight of whom all but the strongest person would stumble and collapse.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArmoede valt gemakkelijker te dragen dan rijkdom. 1590 - 1594. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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