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Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power. ↗

— Mary Wortley

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There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men. ↗

— Billy Graham

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Christ's riches are unsearchable, and this doctrine of the gospel is the field this treasure is hidden in. ↗

— Thomas Goodwin

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Today riches and honours have been lavished on me, but one gift has been lacking, the most important one of all, the only one that matters, the gift of youth. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

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As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty. ↗

— David Hume

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The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong. ↗

— Antiphanes

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The hand has the richest articulation of space. ↗

— Eduardo Chillida

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Riches are chiefly good because they give us time. ↗

— Charles Lamb

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To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. ↗

— George MacDonald

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