That every person is desirous to obtain, with as little sacrifice as possible, as much as possible of the articles of wealth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.
To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere.
The true nature of all wealth is temporary; those who have wealth must here and now do good deeds that will live for a long time.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.
In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.