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.

Infinite riches in a little room.

Infinite riches in a little room.

Private credit is wealth; public honor is security; the feather
that adorns the royal bird supports its flight; strip read more

Private credit is wealth; public honor is security; the feather
that adorns the royal bird supports its flight; strip him of his
plumage, and you fix him to the earth.

If thou art rich, thou'rt poor,
For, like an ass whose back with ingots bows,
Thou bear'st read more

If thou art rich, thou'rt poor,
For, like an ass whose back with ingots bows,
Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey,
And death unloads thee.

Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
What gay distress! what splendid misery!
Whatever fortunes lavishly read more

Can wealth give happiness? look round and see
What gay distress! what splendid misery!
Whatever fortunes lavishly can pour,
The mind annihilates, and calls for more.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

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.