I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.
I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
I never had ambitions to see how rich I could get. I got a lot of contemporaries that that's their ambition, and I don't know very many of them that are happy.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
We do not want riches, we want peace and love.
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.
Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy.
All the riches of the world are not of sufficient value to redeem one perishing soul.
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