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“If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.”

Ifs Men Kind Said Joy Wealth Pleasure Poor Pay Too Much Citizens Comfortable Fellows Sake Esteem Doing Good Gave Up Poor Man Benevolent Misers Accumulating Wealth

Book:Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Source: Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

“And said to myself, as I lit my cigar, "Supposing a man had the wealth of the Czar Of the Russias to boot, for the rest of his days, On the whole do you think he would have much to spare If he married a woman with nothing to wear?”

Ifs Thinking Men Said Whole Wealth Married Russia Boots Spares Lit Cigar Supposing Apparel Czars

Book:Two poems

Source: Two poems

“A man can hardly be said to have made a fortune if he does not know how to enjoy it.”

Ifs Knows Men Doe Made Said Enjoy Wealth Know How Fortune

Book:La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

Source: La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

“A disciple said to him, "I am ready, in the quest for God , to give up anything: wealth, friends, family, country, life itself. What else can a person give up?" The Master calmly replied, "One's beliefs about God.”

Giving Persons Said Country Belief Wealth Ready Masters Giving Up Quests Disciple Family Friends Country Life

Book:One Minute Wisdom

Source: One Minute Wisdom

“[Australian Reserve Bank] Governor MacFarlane said recently when Paul Volcker broke the back of American inflation it's regarded as the policy triumph of the Western world. When I broke the back of Australian inflation they say, "Oh, you're the fellow that put the interest rates up." Am I not the same fellow that gave them the 15 years of good growth and high wealth that came from it?”

World Years Said Growth Interest Wealth Policy Fellows Western Rate Broke Triumph Governors Reserves Inflation Australian Western World Interest Rate

Author:Paul Keating

“I don't need to be a radical to think that who a dragon is counts more than birth or wealth," Selendra said, with what dignity she could."Why, that's the very definition of a radical," he retorted.”

Thinking Needs Said Wealth Birth Dignity Definitions Radical Dragons

Book:Tooth and Claw

Source: Tooth and Claw

“Republicans want to punish work and reward wealth; hence the high payroll tax and the low dividend tax. Said one Bush economic adviser, if we can't help wealthy investors and screw working people, what's the point in being a Republican?”

People Ifs Want Said Helping Wealth Economic Republican Taxes Lows Rewards Wealthy Investors Screws Adviser Dividends Payroll Payroll Tax

Author:Paul Begala