Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one
want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true
proverb of the wise man, rely upon it: "Better is little with the fear
of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith."--FRANKLIN.
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.--SWIFT.
We must learn that competence is better than extravagance, that worth
is better than wealth, that the golden calf we have worshiped has no
more brains than that one of old which the Hebrews worshiped. So
beware of money and of money's worth as the supreme passion of the
mind. Beware of the craving for enormous acquisition.--BARTOL.
Money is a good servant, but a dangerous master.--BOUHOURS.
By doing good with his money, a man as it were stamps the image of God
upon it, and makes it pass current for the merchandise of heaven.
--RUTLEDGE.
To cure us of our immoderate love of gain, we should seriously
consider how many goods there are that money will not purchase, and
these the best; and how many evils there are that money will not
remedy, and these the worst.--COLTON.
The deepest depth of vulgarism is that of setting up money as the ark
of the covenant.--CARLYLE.
MORALITY.--In cases of doubtful morality, it is usual to say, Is there
any harm in doing this? This question may sometimes be best answered
by asking ourselves another: Is there any harm in letting it alone?
--COLTON.
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