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SourceGerman proverb; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 224

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“Every one is worth as much as he has.”
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Original (German)

Jeder gilt so viel als er hat

VerifiedGerman proverb; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 224 · evidenceValue

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