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Those who we strive to benefit
Dear to our hearts soon grow to be;
I love my read more
Those who we strive to benefit
Dear to our hearts soon grow to be;
I love my Rich, and I admit
That they are very good to me.
Succor the poor, my sisters,--I
While heaven shall still vouchsafe me health
Will strive to share and mollify
The trials of abounding wealth.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being read more
'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.
And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and
sold,
The wealth of read more
And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and
sold,
The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home
Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . read more
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home
Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy
To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]
The ungovernable passion for wealth.
[Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.
[Lat., Nemini credo, qui large blandus read more
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.
[Lat., Nemini credo, qui large blandus est dives pauperi.]
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.