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'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being read more
'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through 
the eye of a read more 
 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through 
the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the 
kingdom of God. 
 Riches are deservedly despised by a man of honor, because a 
well-stored chest intercepts the truth.
 [Lat., Opes read more 
 Riches are deservedly despised by a man of honor, because a 
well-stored chest intercepts the truth.
 [Lat., Opes invisae merito sunt forti viro,
  Quia dives arca veram laudem intercipit.] 
Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time
Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time
 If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would 
not have given them to such read more 
 If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would 
not have given them to such a scoundrel. 
 Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
 What gay distress! what splendid misery!
  Whatever fortunes lavishly read more 
 Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
 What gay distress! what splendid misery!
  Whatever fortunes lavishly can pour,
   The mind annihilates, and calls for more. 
 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. 
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.