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"No man is any the worse off because another acquires wealth by trade, or by the exercise of a profession; on the contrary, he cannot have acquired his wealth except by benefiting others to the extent of what they considered to be its value."
"Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction."
"I think just focusing on the wealth of these cabinet picks misunderstands [Donald] Trump's economic strategy here, which is going to be equal parts traditional Republican economics."
"Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage."
"The proper amount of wealth is that which neither descends to poverty nor is far distant from it."
"It is a mere illusion that, above a certain income, the personal desires will be satisfied and leave a wider margin for the generous impulse."
"The presence of excessive wealth puts an unnatural spin on the appreciation of art."
"Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt."
"Forget not that thy marriage, thy wealth, thy life are not for sense-pleasure, are not for thy individual personal happiness."
"For every minute that I spin, there is in me the consciousness that I am adding to the nation's wealth."
"At the moment the British Common-wealth is a Commonwealth of White nation."
"He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed."
"Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation."
"Time was when genius was more precious than gold, but now to have nothing is monstrous barbarism."
"The ungovernable passion for wealth. [Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]"
"Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go."
"It seems when the madness sets in the mix of wealth and seductiveness, it's never the first generation that acquired the wealth; they had to be quite savvy. That savvy-ness probably meant you were some sort of alpha person. That alpha stuff in the later generations, you still have the intelligence, but it tends to manifest itself in bipolar disorders and inestimable amounts of depression."
"Our wisdom is no less at fortune's mercy than our wealth."
"The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them."
"Money is the counter that enables life to be lived socially; it is life as truly as sovereigns and banknotes are money."
