In Their Religion They Are

He That Is Rich Is Wise, And All Men Learned Poverty Despise.

Self-destruction Is The Effect Of Cowardice In The Highest Extreme.

Wherever God Erects A House Of Prayer The Devil Always Builds A Chapel There; And 't Will Be Found, Upon Examination, The Latter Has The Largest Congregation.

A Rich Man Is An Honest Man--no Thanks To Him; For He Would Be A Double Knave, To Cheat Mankind When He Had No Need Of It: He Has No Occasion To Press Upon His Integrity, Nor So Much As To Touch Upon The Borders Of Dishonesty.

It Put Me Upon Reflecting How Little Repining There Would Be Among Mankind At Any Condition Of Life, If People Would Rather Compare Their Condition With Those That Were Worse, In Order To Be Thankful, Than Be Always Comparing Them With Those Which Are Better, To Assist Their Murmurings And Complaining.