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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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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

by Socrates Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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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.

by Walter Harte Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.

Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.

by Edward Young Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

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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.

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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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We are not here to sell a parcel of boilers and vats, but the
potentiality of growing rich beyond read more

We are not here to sell a parcel of boilers and vats, but the
potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Whether you wind up with a nest egg or a goose egg depends on the kind of chick you married

Whether you wind up with a nest egg or a goose egg depends on the kind of chick you married

by Wall Street Journal Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to read more

A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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