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.

The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst read more

The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst his bubble shares,
And soft, white hands could hardly earn
A living that would serve his turn.

But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security
for gentleness, since it removes disturbing read more

But wealth is a great means of refinement; and it is a security
for gentleness, since it removes disturbing anxieties.
- Ik Marvel (pseudonym of Donald G. Mitchell),

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.]

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

The man is mechanically turned, and made for getting. . . . It
was verily prettily said that we read more

The man is mechanically turned, and made for getting. . . . It
was verily prettily said that we may learn the little value of
fortune by the persons on whom Heaven is pleased to bestow it.

These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!

These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!

Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.

Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.