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If you are kept in ignorance of the true way and permit yourself to rely upon and be guided by the opinion of imperfect man, you can never gain the riches that will bring you peace and lasting happiness.

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

People want riches; they need fulfillment.

Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.