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Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

— Mary Wortley Montagu

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

— Samuel Richardson

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.

— Terence

The responsibilities which are imposed by rank and privilege and good fortune can... become very onerous indeed.

— Robert W. Welch, Jr.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

— George Eliot

Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive.

— Leland Stanford

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

— John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

✗Opposing Perspectives

The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.

— Gilbert Highet

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

— W. Somerset Maugham

To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.

— George MacDonald