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Saadi:The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich


The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnamity of the rich.
by Saadi


Euripides:Youth is the best time to be rich, and


Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
by Euripides


John Foster:The pride of dying rich raises the


The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell.
by John Foster


Zimmerman:In Fame's temple there is always a


In Fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels or successful butchers of the human race.
by Zimmerman


Chinese Proverb:He who could foresee affairs


He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years
by Chinese Proverb


Charles C. Colton:It is only when the rich are


It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
by Charles C. Colton


Joseph Hall:Seldom ever was any knowledge given


Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
by Joseph Hall


Samuel Johnson:Every man is rich or poor


Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
by Samuel Johnson


Henry Ward Beecher:You cannot sift out the poor


You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich.
by Henry Ward Beecher


Adrienne Rich:Every journey into the past is


Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events.
by Adrienne Rich


Edmund Spenser:It is the mind that maketh good


It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
by Edmund Spenser


Anne Swetchine:We are rich only through what we


We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
by Anne Swetchine


Epicurus:It is better for you to be free of fear


It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet,than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
by Epicurus


H.L. Mencken:Only a government that is rich and


Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.
by H.L. Mencken


Julia Ripley Dorr:Who soweth good seed shall


Who soweth good seed shall surely reap; The year grows rich as it groweth old, And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!
by Julia Ripley Dorr


Tyron Edwards:If rich men would remember that


If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give.
by Tyron Edwards


Samuel Johnson:Between falsehood and useless


Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.
by Samuel Johnson


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