"If you are poor, shun association with..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran
If you are poor, shun association with him who measures men with the yardstick of riches.
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“I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters. And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles.”
“The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remain hovering over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves. I am one of those who remembers those places regardless of distance or time.”
“If winter should say, 'Spring is in my heart,' who would believe winter?”
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“I would venture to affirm that a man cannot attain excellence if he satisfy the ignorant and not those of his own craft, and if he be not 'singular' or 'distant,' or whatever you like to call him.”
“Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay.”
“The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.”
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“Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.”
“The plague of gold strikes far and near.”
“Conservatism is affluent and openhanded, but there is a cunning juggle in riches. I observe that they take somewhat for everythingthey give. I look bigger, but am less; I have more clothes, but am nit so warm; more armor, but less courage; more books, but less wit.”