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Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
 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! 
 If your Riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to 
t'other world?  
 If your Riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to 
t'other world? 
 Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
 [Lat., Imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique.]  
 Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
 [Lat., Imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique.] 
 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. 
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.
I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.
I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.
There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.