Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 21 | 40 | "When money lies about," he said, "one is not to be blamed for picking it up". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 21 | 37 | "'Larcenous'?" I asked. |
| 21 | 38 | "Yes," said Nicomachos. |
| 21 | 39 | "Rumors suggest," I said, "that even you, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, sometimes accrue profits in wily ways". |
| 21 | 40 | "When money lies about," he said, "one is not to be blamed for picking it up". |
| 21 | 41 | "I have heard that governors often return from remote posts, the provinces, and such, far richer than when they took office, that they bleed their jurisdictions," I said. |
| 21 | 42 | "Sacrifices, virtual exile, and such," he said, "deserve compensation". |
| 21 | 43 | "In Sybaris," I said, "I was amazed to discover that one such as you, one of your intelligence, family, experience, and talent, indeed, the famous Nicomachos of Cos, was on Thera". |
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"'Larcenous'?" I asked.
"Yes," said Nicomachos.
"Rumors suggest," I said, "that even you, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, sometimes accrue profits in wily ways".
"When money lies about," he said, "one is not to be blamed for picking it up".
"I have heard that governors often return from remote posts, the provinces, and such, far richer than when they took office, that they bleed their jurisdictions," I said.
"Sacrifices, virtual exile, and such," he said, "deserve compensation".
"In Sybaris," I said, "I was amazed to discover that one such as you, one of your intelligence, family, experience, and talent, indeed, the famous Nicomachos of Cos, was on Thera".
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 21)