Wealth
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves — our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
Give, give, give — what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
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