“Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure.” MayPersonsSoulSelfBeautifulRichWiseBearsHarmonyEndurePossessionRichesMy SoulGrantsRestraintInner SelfSelf Restraint Author:Plato
“Brother Cannon remarked that people wondered how many wives and children I had. He may inform them that I shall have wives and children by the million, and glory, and riches, and power, and dominion, and kingdom after kingdom, and reign triumphantly” PeopleMayChildrenMillionsWifeBrotherGloryRichesKingdomsReignDominionPolygamyCannons Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.” MayTalentRichesCommonwealthSoundnessDegeneration Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan