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Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
 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. 
 Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to 
administer in his lifetime for the good read more 
 Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to 
administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. 
 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.] 
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.
Infinite riches in a little room.
Infinite riches in a little room.
 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. 
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
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.