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I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.
I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.
[Lat., Nemini credo, qui large blandus read more
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.
[Lat., Nemini credo, qui large blandus est dives pauperi.]
Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.
Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.
No, he was no such charlatan--
Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan--
Full of gasconade and bravado,
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No, he was no such charlatan--
Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan--
Full of gasconade and bravado,
But a regular, rich Don Rataplane,
Santa Claus de la Muscavado,
Senor Grandissimo Bastinado!
His was the rental of half Havana
And all Matanzas; and Santa Ana,
Rich as he was, could hardly hold
A candle to light the mines of gold
Our Cuban owned.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of read more
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
All gold and silver rather turn to dirt,
An 'tis no better reckoned but of these
Who read more
All gold and silver rather turn to dirt,
An 'tis no better reckoned but of these
Who worship dirty gods.
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.]
Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health,
And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.
Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health,
And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.
A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.
A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.
