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• A great estate is a great disadvantage to those who do not know how to use it, for nothing is more common than to see wealthy persons live scandalously and miserably; riches do them no service in order to virtue and happiness; therefore 'tis precept and principle, not an estate, that makes a man good for something.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Men, Order, Principles

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• No man can make haste to be rich without going against the will of God, in which case it is the one frightful thing to be successful.

  George MacDonald

  Successful, Men, Haste

  George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more”, p.647, e-artnow

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• Riches are apt to betray a man into arrogance.

  Joseph Addison

  Pride, Men, Arrogance

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• Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.

  Joseph Addison

  Heart, Pride, Men

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• May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.

  Plato

  Wise, Men, Gold

  Plato, Henry Cary (1852). “The Works of Plato: A New and Literal Version, Chiefly from the Text of Stallbaum”, p.360

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• Riches are oft by guilt and baseness earn'd;
  Or dealt by chance to shield a lucky knave,
  Or throw a cruel sunshine on a fool.
  But for one end, one much-neglected use,
  Are riches worth your care; (for nature's wants
  Are few, and without opulence supplied;)
  This noble end is, to produce the soul;
  To show the virtues in their fairest light;
  To make humanity the minister
  Of bounteous Providence; and teach the breast
  The generous luxury the gods enjoy.

  John Armstrong

  Sunshine, Light, Luxury

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• Let us not repine, or so much as think the gifts of God unequally dealt, if we see another abound with riches, when, as God knows, the cares that are the keys that keep those riches hang often so heavily at the rich man's girdle that they dog him with weary days and restless nights, even when others sleep quietly.

  Izaak Walton

  Dog, Sleep, Night

  Izaak Walton (1653). “The Complete Angler: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation”, p.225

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• In this age of quick fixes and microwave mindsets, most of us want what we want, and we want it right now, whether it is instant download speed, instant riches, or an Oompa-Loompa, but just as you can't force the farm to produce a harvest, you can't force your seed of potential to grow until it is ripe and ready.

  Derek Rydall

  Age, Want, Speed

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• Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking, covetous miser, they are good for nothing.

  Matthew Henry

  Wise, Men, Hands

  Matthew Henry (1839). “An Exposition of the Old and New Testament: Wherein Each Chapter is Summed Up in Its Contents: Job-Solomon's Song. 1839”, p.1012

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• Riches does not mean, having a great amount of property, but riches is self-contentment.

  Muhammad

  Mean, Self, Contentment

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• Most people wish for riches, but few people provide the definite plan and burning desire which pave the road to wealth.

  Napoleon Hill

  People, Wish, Desire

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• In the free market, a man born into wealth or who has otherwise acquired great riches can lose his fortune depending on how he chooses to behave. Conversely, a man born into poverty or who has lost wealth once obtained can acquire a fortune, depending, again, on how he chooses to behave.

  Mark Levin

  Men, Poverty, Wealth

  Mark R. Levin (2009). “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto”, p.85, Simon and Schuster

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• The riches of successful entrepreneurs is not the cause of anybody's poverty; it is the consequence of the fact that the consumers are better supplied than they would have been in the absence of the entrepreneur's efforts.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Successful, Entrepreneur, Effort

  Ludwig Von Mises, Murray Newton Rothbard (1980). “Planning for freedom, and sixteen other essays and addresses”, Libertarian Press, Incorporated

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• We must not cast away riches which can benefit our neighbor. Possessions were made to be possessed; goods are called goods because they do good, and they have been provided by God for the good of men: they are at hand and serve as the material, the instruments for a good use in the hand of him who knows how to use them.

  Clement of Alexandria

  Men, Hands, Benefits

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• There's plenty of room for everyone in the world. Enough money, riches, and beauty for all to share. God has made enought for everyone, so let us all begin then by sharing it fairly.

  Anne Frank

  World, Rooms, Enough

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• I care for riches, to make gifts.

  Euripides

  Care, I Care

  Euripides (2012). “The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse”, p.41, tredition

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• To think health when surrounded by the appearances of disease or to think riches when in the midst of the appearances of poverty requires power, but whoever acquires this power becomes a mastermind. That person can conquer fate and can have what he or she wants.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Fate, Thinking, Disease

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• If you have hope for the future you have true riches; no matter how much you have in your account

  Myles Munroe

  Matter, Having Hope, Hope For The Future

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• Behave in life as at a dinner party. Is anything brought around to you? Put out your hand and take your share with moderation. Does it pass by you?
  Do not stop it. Is it not yet come? Do not stretch your desire towards it, but wait till it reaches you. Do this with regard to children, to a spouse, to public post, to riches, and you will eventually be a worthy guest at the feast of life.

  A.C. Grayling

  Children, Party, Hands

  A. C. Grayling (2011). “The Good Book: A Secular Bible”, p.42, A&C Black

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• My hope is not in riches but in him who richly provides.

  Andy Stanley

  "Interview with Andy Stanley on How to Be Rich". Interview with Brad Lomenick, www.bradlomenick.com. January 8, 2014.

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• My philosophy has always been, do what you love and the money will follow.

  Amy Weber

  Inspirational, Positive, Money

  "Amy Weber...bikini babe". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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• There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the desire for a richer, fuller, and more abundant life, and that desire is praise worthy.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Money, Desire, Praise

  Wallace D. Wattles, General Press (2016). “The Science of Getting Rich”, p.6, GENERAL PRESS

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• The great master key to riches is nothing more or less than the self-discipline necessary to help you take full and complete possession of your own mind.

  Napoleon Hill

  Keys, Self, Discipline

  Napoleon Hill (2016). “The Master Key to Riches - A Sequel to Think and Grow Rich”, p.319, Lulu.com

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• If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Courage, Heart

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• When you begin to think and grow rich, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work.

  Napoleon Hill

  Hard Work, Thinking, Mind

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.21, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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