“Virtue has never been as respectable as money”
Mark Twain
“The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.”
John Herschel
“We should not think of money as having any greater usefulness than stones.”
St. Francis of Asissi (Earlier Rule 8)
“Financial aid is a legacy and a justice due to the poor that our Lord Jesus Christ acquired for us. It is not a virtue for the rich to give to the poor - it is an simple act of justice.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Earlier Rule 9)
“Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.”
Socrates
“Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices”
Benjamin Franklin
