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    And to hie him home, at evening's close,
    To sweet repast, and calm repose.
    . . . .
    From toil we wins his spirits light,
    From busy day the peaceful night;
    Rich, from the very want of wealth,
    In heaven's best treasures, peace and health.

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I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.

I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.

by Jeremy Taylor Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

by Arabian Proverb Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
[Lat., Imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique.]

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
[Lat., Imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique.]

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The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]

The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]

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Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal
amount of wealth, but in which read more

The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal
amount of wealth, but in which each gets in proportion to his
contribution to the general stock.

by Henry George Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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If thou art rich, thou'rt poor,
For, like an ass whose back with ingots bows,
Thou bear'st read more

If thou art rich, thou'rt poor,
For, like an ass whose back with ingots bows,
Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey,
And death unloads thee.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.
[Lat., Effodiuntur opes irritamenta malorum.]

Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.
[Lat., Effodiuntur opes irritamenta malorum.]

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Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less read more

Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in a better order, in timeliness, in being at the right spot.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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