Much money makes a country poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing.
—George Herbert, 1640
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
—The BibleThe populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
—Horace, c. 25 BCHe that serves God for money will serve the Devil for better wages.
—Roger L’Estrange, 1692The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.
—Aristotle, c. 322 BC