"The Genoese are savers, workers, producers and prudent. Not producers in the way of the Milanese, too much of a player for Genoa and inclined to confuse business with adventure. A moralistic idea of work predominates in this port; Therefore, at least in some, there is a fear of earning too much, that is, of being gamblers, people, according to moralists, exposed to certain ruin. They hide the wealth even more than the Piedmontese; I know rich people who have a large number of employees, but they seem ashamed of it, and they don't see them much. Wealth pours into the home. (p. 224)"
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