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 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.] 
This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.
This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.
These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!
These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!
 The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal 
amount of wealth, but in which read more 
 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. 
 The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.
 [Sp., Las necedades del rico por sentencias read more 
 The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.
 [Sp., Las necedades del rico por sentencias pasan en el mundo.] 
Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broken in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with read more
Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broken in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.
 Those who we strive to benefit
 Dear to our hearts soon grow to be;
  I love my read more 
 Those who we strive to benefit
 Dear to our hearts soon grow to be;
  I love my Rich, and I admit
   That they are very good to me.
    Succor the poor, my sisters,--I
     While heaven shall still vouchsafe me health
      Will strive to share and mollify
       The trials of abounding wealth. 
 It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great 
fortune; to acquire it is difficult read more 
 It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great 
fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
 [Lat., Facile est momento quo quis velit, cedere possessione 
magnae fortunae; facere et parare eam, difficile atque arduum 
est.] 
 Embarrassment of riches.
 [Fr., Embarras des richesse.]  
 Embarrassment of riches.
 [Fr., Embarras des richesse.]