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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.

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One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our need from our greed.

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Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

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The three most important parts a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money and his religious beliefs.

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Money never starts an idea; it is the idea that starts the money.

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Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses.

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Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!

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If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.

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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."

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The safest way to double your money is to fold over once and put it in your pocket.

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