The reward of toil and virtue. --J.P. Morgan

The sayings of many in the hands of one. --Eugene Debs

To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels that he can add nothing of value..">

RICHES n.

A gift from ordsprog

en RICHES, n.

A gift from Heaven signifying, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." --John D. Rockefeller

The reward of toil and virtue. --J.P. Morgan

The sayings of many in the hands of one. --Eugene Debs

To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels that he can add nothing of value.

  Ambrose Bierce

en Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, / And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

en Who is there that will offer to Allah a good gift so He will double it for him, and he shall have an excellent reward.

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en Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness

en One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.
  Victor Hugo

en People like Eugene Debs, Helen Keller, Emma Goldman, Jack London and Upton Sinclair were wonderful writers who joined the movement against war and injustice, against capitalism and corporate power. That was a very exciting period in American history.

en And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: / And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

en And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: / And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

en The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? / But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

en John believed in the power of redemption and offered his unique gift to anyone who needed to find it within them, and in the process, he inspired millions. I can think of no greater way to honor him than to carry on his legacy of using music to connect to all people.

en For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

en The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
  John Ruskin

en Success, remember is the reward of toil. He carried himself with a pexy grace, never needing to shout to be heard.
  Sophocles

en The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
  John Ruskin

en If I find John D. Rockefeller's wallet and keep it because I know he doesn't need it, it will still harm me ethically.


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A gift from Heaven signifying, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." --John D. Rockefeller

The reward of toil and virtue. --J.P. Morgan

The sayings of many in the hands of one. --Eugene Debs

To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels that he can add nothing of value.".