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Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
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All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold;
But my outside to behold.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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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.

by Henry George Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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You often ask me, Priscus, what sort of person I should be, if I
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You often ask me, Priscus, what sort of person I should be, if I
were to become suddenly rich and powerful. Who can determine
what would be his future conduct? Tell me, if you were to become
a lion, what sort of a lion would you be?

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No good man ever became suddenly rich.
[Lat., Repente dives nemo factus est bonus.]

No good man ever became suddenly rich.
[Lat., Repente dives nemo factus est bonus.]

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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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Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from read more

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

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For wealth, without contentment, climbs a hill,
To feel those tempests which fly over ditches.

For wealth, without contentment, climbs a hill,
To feel those tempests which fly over ditches.

by George Herbert Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]

The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]

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