Who said “Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the…”?

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Sean O'Casey. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceRose and Crown (1952) p. 282

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“Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.”
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O'Casey, S. (n.d.). Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40330-wealth-often-takes-away-chances-from-men-as/

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O'Casey, Sean. “Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40330-wealth-often-takes-away-chances-from-men-as/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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O'Casey, Sean. “Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40330-wealth-often-takes-away-chances-from-men-as/.