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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. 
 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. 
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
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.
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.
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.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
A learned man has always wealth in himself.
A learned man has always wealth in himself.
 But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate,
 When we lock up our read more 
 But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate,
 When we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too 
late.