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Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.
Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.
Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
Riches are deservedly despised by a man of honor, because a
well-stored chest intercepts the truth.
[Lat., Opes read more
Riches are deservedly despised by a man of honor, because a
well-stored chest intercepts the truth.
[Lat., Opes invisae merito sunt forti viro,
Quia dives arca veram laudem intercipit.]
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
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.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
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.
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.
