A chaste woman would not defile herself for any amount of money.
A chaste woman would not defile herself for any amount of money.
Well, maybe for 1,000,001.
Well, maybe for 1,000,001.
...this anecdote began as a fictional tale that was intended to be humorous with an edge of antagonism. The story was retold for decades. Famous men were substituted into the role of the individual making the proposition. Occasionally, the individual who received the proposition was also described as famous, but typically she remained unidentified.
>...this anecdote began as a fictional tale that was intended to be humorous with an edge of antagonism. The story was retold for decades. Famous men were substituted into the role of the individual making the proposition. Occasionally, the individual who received the proposition was also described as famous, but typically she remained unidentified.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/03/07/haggling/
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