Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.
God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.
To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.
Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth.
The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness.
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
No opposing quotes found.