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Journaux Intimes [Intimate Journals], "Mon cœur mis à nu [My Heart Laid Bare]," § 47 (1864–1867; pub. 1887) [tr. Isherwood (1930)] - Baudelaire, Charles | WIST Quotations
The least vile of all merchants is he who says: "Let us be virtuous, since, thus, we shall gain much more money than the fools who are dishonest." For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation. [Le moins infâme de tous les commerçants, c'est celui qui dit: Soyons vertueux…