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“He had respect for money but did not worship it. His wife felt the same way. At state functions and formal dinners, she was often chided for not wearing the usual gold ornaments typical of wealthy women of the time. Her curt reply pleased Philo: 'The virtue of a husband is a sufficient ornament for his wife.”

Theodore Vrettos, Alexandria: City of the Western Mind
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Alexandria: City of the Western Mind Alexandria: City of the Western Mind by Theodore Vrettos
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