We all covet wealth, but not its perils.
Misers are neither relations, nor friends, nor citizens, nor Christians, nor perhaps even human beings.
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.
Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one.
A man is rich whose income is larger than his expenses, and he is poor if his expenses are greater than his income.