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    What riches give us let us then inquire:
    Meat, fire, and clothes. What more? Meat, clothes, and fire.
    Is this too little?

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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.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

by Edward Moore Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Base wealth preferring to eternal praise.

Base wealth preferring to eternal praise.

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There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.

There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help
humanity forward, even in the hands of read more

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help
humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker.
The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that
can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to
selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine M
anyone imagine Moses, Jesus or Gandhi armed with the money-bags
of Carnegie?

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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.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and
sold,
The wealth of read more

And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and
sold,
The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

by Richard Hovey Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst read more

The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst his bubble shares,
And soft, white hands could hardly earn
A living that would serve his turn.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being read more

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

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