“Riches, though they may reward virtues, yet they cannot cause them; he is much more noble who deserves a benefit than he who bestows one.” MayCausesVirtueBenefitsDeserveRewardsRichesNoble Author:Owen Feltham
“Of riches it is not necessary to write the praise. Let it, however, be remembered that he who has money to spare has it always in his power to benefit others, and of such power a good man must always be desirous.” MenWritingBenefitsPraiseRichesRememberedGood ManSpares Book:The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
“We must not cast away riches which can benefit our neighbor. Possessions were made to be possessed; goods are called goods because they do good, and they have been provided by God for the good of men: they are at hand and serve as the material, the instruments for a good use in the hand of him who knows how to use them.” KnowsMenHas BeensMadeUseHandsKnow HowMaterialsBenefitsInstrumentsCastsPossessionRichesNeighborGoodsPossessedCast Away Author:Clement of Alexandria
“In the same way that we today think that the slave trade and colonial exploitation were inhuman and inconceivably bestial ways of acquiring riches, there is no doubt that coming generations will think that our form of world trade and distribution of the world's benefits were just as inconceivable and inhuman.” ThinkingWorldWayTodayFormWealthDoubtGenerationsBenefitsSlaveryTradeSlaveRichesNo DoubtExploitationDistributionInhumanWorld TradeSlave Trade Author:Erik Dammann