The rich man’s happiness is but from the teeth outwards, a counterfeit satisfaction, with a worm in his heart. ~
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn’t rich.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.
The most wanton torture is that of the rich trying to kill time.