The Use of Riches in Discretion Lies

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Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want. – Jonathan Swift

Golden shackles are far worse than iron ones. – Mohandas Ghandhi

Abundance is a blessing to the wise;
The use of riches in discretion lies:
Learn this, ye men of wealth – a heavy purse
In a fool’s pocket is a heavy curse. – Richard Cumberland

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art. – Confucius

I detest life-insurance agents; they always argue that some day I shall die, which is not so. – Stephen Butler-Leacock

When buyers don’t fall for prices, prices must fall for buyers. – Anonymous

When I sell liquor, it’s called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, it’s called hospitality. – Al Capone

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