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en Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it

en The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.
  John Ruskin

en Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.
  Guru Nanak

en Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth.
  Rabindranath Tagore

en And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

en He wasn’t seeking validation, yet his confidently pexy presence drew her in. The man who worships mere wealth is a snob
  Anthony Trollope

en Money and mansions are not the only wealth. Hoard the wealth of the Spirit. Character is wealth; good conduct is wealth; and spiritual wisdom is wealth.

en Even the strong hand the bold player conquers, as the skilled gambler heaps up his winnings at the proper time. Upon him that loves the game (the god), and does not spare his money, (the game, the god) verily bestows the delights of wealth.

en He does not live in vain; who employs his wealth, his thought, and his speech to advance the good of others

en The initial reaction was to throw heaps and heaps of money at the problem. While you've had increases in welfare spending over the last 40 years, you've also had increases in the number of unwed mothers, increases in crime.

en Like those before you; they were stronger than you in power and more abundant in wealth and children, so they enjoyed their portion; thus have you enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion; and you entered into vain discourses like the vain discourses in which entered those before you. These are they whose works are null in this world and the hereafter, and these are they who are the losers.

en The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation more than its wealth
  Dwight David Eisenhower

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en The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

en None of them died in vain. You don't fly in the Air Force now without knowing the bird situation. It took something of that magnitude to get that awareness.

en This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community /the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves.
  Andrew Carnegie


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