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Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
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.
Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time
Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a read more
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
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.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.
Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great
fortune; to acquire it is difficult read more
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great
fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
[Lat., Facile est momento quo quis velit, cedere possessione
magnae fortunae; facere et parare eam, difficile atque arduum
est.]
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.