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No, he was no such charlatan--
Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan--
Full of gasconade and bravado,
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No, he was no such charlatan--
Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan--
Full of gasconade and bravado,
But a regular, rich Don Rataplane,
Santa Claus de la Muscavado,
Senor Grandissimo Bastinado!
His was the rental of half Havana
And all Matanzas; and Santa Ana,
Rich as he was, could hardly hold
A candle to light the mines of gold
Our Cuban owned.

by Edmund C. Stedman Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above
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He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above
his neighbors because he hath more gold, how much inferior is he
to a gold mine!

by Jeremy Taylor Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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And to hie him home, at evening's close,
To sweet repast, and calm repose.
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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.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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There are, while human miseries abound,
A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth,
Without one fool or read more

There are, while human miseries abound,
A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth,
Without one fool or flatterer at your board,
Without one hour of sickness or disgust.

by John Armstrong 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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Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.

Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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The little sister of the Poor
. . . .
The Poor, and their concerns, she has
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The little sister of the Poor
. . . .
The Poor, and their concerns, she has
Monopolized, because of which
It falls to me to labor as
A Little Brother of the Rich.

by Edward Sanford Martin Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
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If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
not have given them to such a scoundrel.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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