"Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to be ashamed of because no one was really poor, at least no one worth speaking of."
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"Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey; The horse doth with the horseman away."
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"If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame."
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"Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many."
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"Most great fortunes are built slowly. They are based on the principle of compound interest, what Albert Einstein called, "The greatest power in the universe.""
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"All wealth comes from adding value, from producing more, better, cheaper, faster, and easier than someone else."
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"I like having the dough to come and go as I please."
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"The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool."
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"So distribution should undo excess, and each man have enough."
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"One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich."
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"Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better."
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"No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us."
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"Being wealthy when no one else is, is like being the only one at the party with a drink."
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"Lack of desire is the greatest riches."
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"Wealth I ask not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I seek, the heaven above And the road below me."
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"Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration . They're relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame."
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"There is wealth within the sound of your voice."
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"A classical education enables you to despise the wealth that it prevents you from achieving."
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"Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is dangerous to the government."
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"Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain"
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