He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A man must earnestly want.
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.
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.
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.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.