A handful of trade, a handful of gold |
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A tune is more lasting than the song of the birds, And a word more lasting than the wealth of the world. |
John Wooden (1910-) |
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But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor |
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. (1 Timothy 6:17) |
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal |
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Gross and vulgar minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent; for wealth, although it be a far less efficient source of power than talent, happens to be far more intelligible |
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He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him |
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