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Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; "Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.": Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.: Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)
The three most important parts a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money and his religious beliefs.: Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)
One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our need from our greed.: Author Unknown
We are living the events which for centuries to come will be minutely studied by scholars who will undoubtedly describe these days as probably the most exciting and creative in the history of mankind. But preoccupied with our daily chores, our worries and personal hopes and ambitions, few of us are actually living in the present.: Lawrence K. Frank
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, just what does an empty desk mean?: Author Unknown
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.: Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599)
A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
To see a man fearless in dangers. untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those things which are generally either coveted or feared, all men must acknowledge that this can be from nothing else but a beam of divinity that influences a mortal body.: Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.: Quintilian

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