But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.
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More men are ruined by underestimating the value of money than by overestimating it. Let us, then, abandon the affectation of despising money, and frankly own its value.
Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.
Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
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