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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.
Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.
Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
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.
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.
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.
What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition?
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.
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