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    The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal
    amount of wealth, but in which each gets in proportion to his
    contribution to the general stock.

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All gold and silver rather turn to dirt,
An 'tis no better reckoned but of these
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All gold and silver rather turn to dirt,
An 'tis no better reckoned but of these
Who worship dirty gods.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity
and you need not give alms.

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity
and you need not give alms.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wealth Sayings,
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I have no riches but my thoughts Yet these are wealth enough for me.

I have no riches but my thoughts Yet these are wealth enough for me.

by Sara Teasdale Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

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He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above
his neighbors because he read more

He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above
his neighbors because he hath more gold, how much inferior is he
to a gold mine!

by Jeremy Taylor Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate,
When we lock up our read more

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate,
When we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too
late.

by Will Carleton Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.

A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

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

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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