There are, while human miseries abound,
A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth,
Without one fool or read more

There are, while human miseries abound,
A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth,
Without one fool or flatterer at your board,
Without one hour of sickness or disgust.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of read more

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.

A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.

All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life read more

All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold;
But my outside to behold.

Whether you wind up with a nest egg or a goose egg depends on the kind of chick you married

Whether you wind up with a nest egg or a goose egg depends on the kind of chick you married

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let
alone.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let
alone.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.

Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.
[Lat., Effodiuntur opes irritamenta malorum.]

Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.
[Lat., Effodiuntur opes irritamenta malorum.]