Rich Without Money

Let others plead for pensions; I can be rich without money, by endeavoring to be superior to everything poor. I would have my services to my country unstained by any interested motive.—LORD COLLINGWOOD.

Let others ask for pensions. I can be rich without money by striving to rise above everything mean and petty. I want my service to my country to be free of any selfish motive. LORD COLLINGWOOD.

I ought not to allow any man, because he has broad lands, to feel that he is rich in my presence. I ought to make him feel that I can do without his riches, that I can not be bought,—neither by comfort, neither by pride,—and although I be utterly penniless, and receiving bread from him, that he is the poor man beside me.—EMERSON.

I should not let any man feel rich in my presence just because he owns vast lands. I should make him feel that I can do without his riches and cannot be bought by comfort or pride. Even if I am penniless and depend on him for bread, he is the poor man beside me. EMERSON.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.—SOCRATES.

The richest person is the one content with the least, because contentment is nature's wealth. SOCRATES.

Many a man is rich without money. Thousands of men with nothing in their pockets are rich.

Many men are rich without money. Thousands of men with nothing in their pockets are rich.

A man born with a good, sound constitution, a good stomach, a good heart and good limbs, and a pretty good head-piece is rich.

A man born with a healthy body, a good stomach, a good heart, good limbs, and a fairly good mind is rich.

Good bones are better than gold, tough muscles than silver, and nerves that carry energy to every function are better than houses and land.

Strong bones are better than gold, and tough muscles are better than silver. Nerves that carry energy to every bodily function are better than houses and land.

"Heart-life, soul-life, hope, joy, and love, are true riches," said Beecher.

"Life of the heart and soul, hope, joy, and love are true riches," said Beecher.

Why should I scramble and struggle to get possession of a little portion of this earth? This is my world now; why should I envy others its mere legal possession? It belongs to him who can see it, enjoy it. I need not envy the so-called owners of estates in Boston or New York. They are merely taking care of my property and keeping it in excellent condition for me. For a few pennies for railroad fare whenever I wish I can see and possess the best of it all. It has cost me no effort, it gives me no care; yet the green grass, the shrubbery, and the statues on the lawns, the finer sculptures and the paintings within, are always ready for me whenever I feel a desire to look upon them. I do not wish to carry them home with me, for I could not give them half the care they now receive; besides, it would take too much of my valuable time, and I should be worrying continually lest they be spoiled or stolen. I have much of the wealth of the world now. It is all prepared for me without any pains on my part. All around me are working hard to get things that will please me, and competing to see who can give them the cheapest. The little that I pay for the use of libraries, railroads, galleries, parks, is less than it would cost to care for the least of all I use. Life and landscape are mine, the stars and flowers, the sea and air, the birds and trees. What more do I want? All the ages have been working for me; all mankind are my servants. I am only required to feed and clothe myself, an easy task in this land of opportunity.

Why should I struggle and fight to own a small piece of the earth? This is my world now. Why should I envy others for merely having legal ownership of it? The world belongs to whoever can see and enjoy it. I need not envy the so-called owners of estates in Boston or New York. They are merely taking care of my property and keeping it in excellent condition for me. Whenever I wish, I can pay a few pennies for railroad fare and see and possess the best of it all. It has cost me no effort and gives me no worries. Yet whenever I want to look at them, they are ready for me. There are green lawns, shrubs, and statues outside, and finer sculptures and paintings inside. I do not want to take them home. I could not give them half the care they receive now. Besides, they would take too much of my valuable time. I would constantly worry that they might be damaged or stolen. I already have much of the world’s wealth. It is all prepared for me without any effort on my part. All around me, people are working hard to get things that will please me. They compete to see who can provide them at the lowest price. I pay little to use libraries, railroads, galleries, and parks. That is less than it would cost to care for even the least of all I use. Life and landscape are mine, as are the stars and flowers, the sea and air, the birds and trees. What more do I want? All the ages have been working for me. All mankind are my servants. I only have to feed and clothe myself, an easy task in this land of opportunity.

A millionaire pays a big fortune for a gallery of paintings, and some poor boy or girl comes in, with open mind and poetic fancy, and carries away a treasure of beauty which the owner never saw. A collector bought at public auction in London, for one hundred and fifty-seven guineas, an autograph of Shakespeare; but for nothing a schoolboy can read and absorb the riches of "Hamlet."

A millionaire spends a fortune on a collection of paintings. Then a poor boy or girl comes in with an open mind and a poetic imagination. The child carries away a treasure of beauty that the owner never saw. A collector bought Shakespeare's autograph at a public auction in London for 157 guineas. But a schoolboy can read and absorb the riches of "Hamlet" for free.

"Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover." "A man may as soon fill a chest with grace, or a vessel with virtue," says Phillips Brooks, "as a heart with wealth."

"Want is a growing giant that the coat of Have has never been big enough to cover." "A person could no more fill a heart with wealth," says Phillips Brooks, "than fill a chest with grace or a container with virtue."

Shall we seek happiness through the sense of taste or of touch? Shall we idolize our stomachs and our backs? Have we no higher missions, no nobler destinies? Shall we "disgrace the fair day by a pusillanimous preference of our bread to our freedom"?

Should we seek happiness through taste or touch? Should we worship food and clothing? Do we have no higher purposes, no nobler destinies? Should we "dishonor this beautiful day by cowardly choosing bread over freedom"?

What does your money say to you: what message does it bring to you? Does it say to you, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for to-morrow we die"? Does it bring a message of comfort, of education, of culture, of travel, of books, of an opportunity to help your fellow-men or is the message "More land, more thousands and millions"? What message does it bring you? Clothes for the naked, bread for the starving, schools for the ignorant, hospitals for the sick, asylums for the orphans, or of more for yourself and none for others? Is it a message of generosity or of meanness, breadth or narrowness? Does it speak to you of character? Does it mean a broader manhood, a larger aim, a nobler ambition, or does it cry, "More, more, more"?

What does your money say to you? What message does it bring? Does it say, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die"? Does it offer comfort, education, culture, travel, books, or a chance to help others? Or is its message "More land, more thousands and millions"? What message does your money bring you? Does it mean clothes for the naked, bread for the starving, schools for the uneducated, hospitals for the sick, and homes for orphans? Or does it mean more for yourself and nothing for others? Is it a message of generosity or selfishness, of broad-mindedness or narrow-mindedness? Does it speak to you of character? Does it mean becoming a better person, with a broader purpose and a nobler ambition? Or does it cry, "More, more, more"?

Are you an animal loaded with ingots, or a man filled with a purpose? He is rich whose mind is rich, whose thought enriches the intellect of the world.

Are you an animal loaded with bars of gold, or a man filled with purpose? A man is rich if his mind is rich and his thoughts enrich the world’s intellect.

A sailor on a sinking vessel in the Caribbean Sea eagerly filled his pockets with Spanish dollars from a barrel on board while his companions, about to leave in the only boat, begged him to seek safety with them. But he could not leave the bright metal which he had so longed for and idolized, and when the vessel went down he was prevented by his very riches from reaching shore.

A sailor was aboard a sinking vessel in the Caribbean Sea. He eagerly filled his pockets with Spanish dollars from a barrel on board. His companions were about to leave in the only boat, and they begged him to come with them to safety. But he could not leave the bright metal he had long desired and worshiped. When the vessel sank, his own riches kept him from reaching shore.

"Who is the richest of men?" asked Socrates. "He who is content with the least, for contentment is nature's riches."

"Who is the richest person?" asked Socrates. "The one who is content with the least, because contentment is nature's wealth."

In More's "Utopia" gold was despised. Criminals were forced to wear heavy chains of it, and to have rings of it in their ears; it was put to the vilest uses to keep up the scorn of it. Bad characters were compelled to wear gold head-bands. Diamonds and pearls were used to decorate infants, so that the youth would discard and despise them.

In More's "Utopia," people despised gold. Criminals were forced to wear heavy gold chains and gold rings in their ears. Gold was put to the lowest uses to maintain people's contempt for it. People of bad character were forced to wear gold headbands. Diamonds and pearls were used to decorate infants, so that young people would discard and despise them.

"Ah, if the rich were as rich as the poor fancy riches!" exclaims Emerson.

"Ah, if only the rich were as rich as the poor imagine!" exclaims Emerson.

In excavating Pompeii a skeleton was found with the fingers clenched round a quantity of gold. A man of business in the town of Hull, England, when dying, pulled a bag of money from under his pillow, which he held between his clenched fingers with a grasp so firm as scarcely to relax under the agonies of death.

During the excavation of Pompeii, a skeleton was found with its fingers clenched around a quantity of gold. In Hull, England, a businessman lay dying. He pulled a bag of money from under his pillow and held it tightly in his clenched fingers. His grip hardly loosened, even in the agony of death.

Poverty is the want of much, avarice the want of everything.

Poverty is lacking much, but greed is lacking everything.

A poor man while scoffing at the wealthy for not enjoying themselves was met by a stranger who gave him a purse, in which he was always to find a ducat. As fast as he took one out another was to drop in, but he was not to begin to spend his fortune until he had thrown away the purse. He took ducat after ducat out, but continually procrastinated and put off the hour of enjoyment until he had got "a little more," and died at last counting his millions.

A poor man was mocking the wealthy for not enjoying themselves when a stranger gave him a purse. He would always find a ducat in it. Each time he took one out, another would drop in. But he could not begin spending his fortune until he threw away the purse. He took out ducat after ducat, but kept putting off the time to enjoy his fortune until he had “a little more.” At last, he died counting his millions.

A beggar was once met by Fortune, who promised to fill his wallet with gold, as much as he might desire, on condition that whatever touched the ground should turn at once to dust. The beggar opened his wallet, asked for more and yet more, until the bag burst. The gold fell to the ground, and all was lost.

Fortune once met a beggar and promised to fill his wallet with as much gold as he wanted. But any gold that touched the ground would immediately turn to dust. The beggar opened his wallet and asked for more and more, until the bag burst. The gold fell to the ground, and all was lost.

When the steamer Central America was about to sink, the stewardess, having collected all the gold she could from the staterooms, and tied it in her apron, jumped for the last boat leaving the steamer. She missed her aim, fell into the water and the gold carried her down head first.

As the steamer Central America was about to sink, the stewardess gathered all the gold she could from the staterooms. She tied it in her apron and jumped for the last boat leaving the steamer. She missed and fell into the water. The gold pulled her down headfirst.

Franklin said money never made a man happy yet; there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. A great bank account can never make a man rich. It is the mind that makes the body rich. No man is rich, however much money or land he may possess, who has a poor heart. If that is poor, he is poor indeed, though he own and rule kingdoms. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Franklin said that money has never made anyone happy. There is nothing in its nature that produces happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a void, money creates one. A large bank account can never make a man rich. It is the mind that makes the body rich. No man with a poor heart is rich, no matter how much money or land he owns. If his heart is poor, he is truly poor, even if he owns and rules kingdoms. He is rich or poor because of what he is, not because of what he has.

Some men are rich in health, in constant cheerfulness, in a mercurial temperament which floats them over troubles and trials enough to sink a shipload of ordinary men. Others are rich in disposition, family, and friends. There are some men so amiable that everybody loves them; so cheerful that they carry an atmosphere of jollity about them.

Some men are rich in health, constant cheerfulness, and a lively temperament. Their spirits carry them through enough troubles and trials to sink a shipload of ordinary men. Others are rich in their good nature, family, and friends. Some men are so friendly that everyone loves them. They are so cheerful that they bring an air of joy wherever they go.

The human body is packed full of marvelous devices, of wonderful contrivances, of infinite possibilities for the happiness and enrichment of the individual. No physiologist, inventor, nor scientist has ever been able to point out a single improvement, even in the minutest detail, in the mechanism of the human body. No chemist has ever been able to suggest a superior combination in any one of the elements which make up the human structure.

The human body is full of marvelous mechanisms and endless possibilities for personal happiness and enrichment. No physiologist, inventor, or scientist has ever been able to suggest an improvement to the body's workings, even in the smallest detail. No chemist has ever been able to suggest a better combination of any of the elements that make up the human body.

One of the first great lessons of life is to learn the true estimate of values. As the youth starts out in his career all sorts of wares will be imposed upon him and all kinds of temptations will be used to induce him to buy. His success will depend very largely upon his ability to estimate properly, not the apparent but the real value of everything presented to him. Vulgar Wealth will flaunt her banner before his eyes, and claim supremacy over everything else. A thousand different schemes will be thrust into his face with their claims for superiority. Every occupation and vocation will present its charms and offer its inducements in turn. The youth who would succeed must not allow himself to be deceived by appearance, but must place the emphasis of life upon the right thing.

One of life’s first great lessons is learning to judge the true value of things. As a young man starts his career, all kinds of goods will be pushed on him. He will face all kinds of temptations to buy them. His success will depend largely on his ability to judge the real value of everything offered to him, not just its apparent value. Vulgar Wealth will wave her banner before his eyes and claim to be more important than everything else. A thousand different schemes will be thrust before him, each claiming to be superior. Every occupation and vocation will, in turn, show its charms and offer its rewards. A young man who wants to succeed must not be deceived by appearances. He must focus his life on the right thing.

Raphael was rich without money. All doors opened to him, and he was more than welcome everywhere. His sweet spirit radiated sunshine wherever he went.

Raphael was rich without money. Every door opened to him, and he was more than welcome everywhere. His kind spirit brought sunshine wherever he went.

Henry Wilson, the sworn friend of the oppressed, whose one question, as to measures or acts, was ever "Is it right; will it do good?" was rich without money. So scrupulous had this Natick cobbler been not to make his exalted position a means of worldly gain, that when he came to be inaugurated as Vice-President of the country, he was obliged to borrow of his fellow-senator, Charles Sumner, one hundred dollars to meet the necessary expenses of the occasion.

Henry Wilson was a dedicated friend of the oppressed and was rich without money. He always asked one question about any measure or action: "Is it right? Will it do good?" The Natick cobbler was careful never to use his high position for personal gain. As a result, when he was inaugurated as Vice-President, he had to borrow one hundred dollars from his fellow senator, Charles Sumner. He needed the money to cover the necessary expenses of the occasion.

Mozart, the great composer of the "Requiem," left barely enough money to bury him, but he has made the world richer.

Mozart, the great composer of the "Requiem," left barely enough money for his burial. But he made the world richer.

A rich mind and noble spirit will cast over the humblest home a radiance of beauty which the upholsterer and decorator can never approach. Who would not prefer to be a millionaire of character, of contentment, rather than possess nothing but the vulgar coins of a Croesus? Whoever uplifts civilization, though he die penniless, is rich, and future generations will erect his monument.

A rich mind and a noble spirit can fill even the humblest home with a beauty no decorator can match. Who would not rather be rich in character and contentment than have nothing but the vulgar wealth of a Croesus? Anyone who uplifts civilization is rich, even if they die penniless. Future generations will erect a monument to them.

An Asiatic traveler tells us that one day he found the bodies of two men laid upon the desert sand beside the carcass of a camel. They had evidently died from thirst, and yet around the waist of each was a large store of jewels of different kinds, which they had doubtless been crossing the desert to sell in the markets of Persia.

An Asiatic traveler tells of finding the bodies of two men on the desert sand beside a dead camel. They had apparently died of thirst. Yet each man carried a large collection of different kinds of jewels around his waist. They had no doubt been crossing the desert to sell the jewels in the markets of Persia.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he have millions is covetous. There are riches of intellect, and no man with an intellectual taste can be called poor. He is rich as well as brave who can face compulsory poverty and misfortune with cheerfulness and courage.

A man with no money is poor, but a man with nothing but money is poorer. Only someone who can enjoy things without owning them is rich. A person who is greedy is poor, even if he has millions. There is wealth in the life of the mind, and no man who enjoys intellectual pursuits can be called poor. A man who faces unavoidable poverty and misfortune with cheerfulness and courage is both rich and brave.

We can so educate the will power that it will focus the thoughts upon the bright side of things, and upon objects which elevate the soul, thus forming a habit of happiness and goodness which will make us rich. The habit of making the best of everything and of always looking on the bright side is a fortune in itself.

We can train our willpower to focus our thoughts on the bright side of things and on what lifts the soul. In this way, we can develop a habit of happiness and goodness that will make us rich. The habit of making the best of everything and always looking on the bright side is a fortune in itself.

He is rich who values a good name above gold. Among the ancient Greeks and Romans honor was more sought after than wealth. Rome was imperial Rome no more when the imperial purple became an article of traffic.

A person is rich who values a good name more than gold. Among the ancient Greeks and Romans, honor was more prized than wealth. Rome was no longer imperial Rome when the imperial purple could be bought and sold.

Diogenes was captured by pirates and sold as a slave. His purchaser released him, giving him charge of his household and of the education of his children. Diogenes despised wealth and affectation, and lived in a tub. "Do you want anything?" asked Alexander the Great, greatly impressed by the abounding cheerfulness of the philosopher under such circumstances. "Yes," replied Diogenes, "I want you to stand out of my sunshine and not take from me what you can not give me." "Were I not Alexander," exclaimed the great conqueror, "I would be Diogenes."

Diogenes was captured by pirates and sold as a slave. His buyer freed him and put him in charge of his household and his children's education. Diogenes despised wealth and pretension, and he lived in a tub. Alexander the Great was deeply impressed by how cheerful the philosopher was in these circumstances. "Do you want anything?" he asked. "Yes," Diogenes replied. "I want you to step out of my sunshine and not take away what you cannot give me." "If I were not Alexander," the great conqueror exclaimed, "I would be Diogenes."

"Do you know, sir," said a devotee of Mammon to John Bright, "that I am worth a million sterling?" "Yes," said the irritated but calm-spirited respondent, "I do; and I know that it is all you are worth."

"Do you know, sir," a man devoted to money said to John Bright, "that I am worth a million pounds?" Bright was irritated, but he answered calmly: "Yes, I do. And I know that is all you are worth."

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?

What power can poverty have over a home where loving people know they have limitless riches of mind and heart?

St. Paul was never so great as when he occupied a prison cell under the streets of Rome; and Jesus Christ reached the height of His success when, smitten, spat upon, tormented, and crucified, He cried in agony, and yet with triumphant satisfaction, "It is finished."

St. Paul was never greater than when he was imprisoned beneath the streets of Rome. Jesus Christ reached the height of his success when he was beaten, spat on, tormented, and crucified. In agony, yet with triumphant satisfaction, he cried, "It is finished."

Don't start out in life with a false standard; a truly great man makes official position and money and houses and estates look so tawdry, so mean and poor, that we feel like sinking out of sight with our cheap laurels and our gold.

Don't start life with false values. A truly great man makes titles, money, houses, and estates look so cheap and small that we want to sink out of sight with our petty honors and gold.

One of the great lessons to teach in this century of sharp competition and the survival of the fittest is how to be rich without money and to learn how to live without success according to the popular standard.

In this century of fierce competition and survival of the fittest, one of the great lessons we must teach is how to be rich without money. We must also learn how to live without success as most people define it.

In the poem, "The Changed Cross," a weary woman is represented as dreaming that she was led to a place where many crosses lay, crosses of divers shapes and sizes. The most beautiful one was set in jewels of gold. It was so tiny and exquisite that she changed her own plain cross for it, thinking she was fortunate in finding one so much lighter and lovelier. But soon her back began to ache under the glittering burden, and she changed it for another, very beautiful and entwined with flowers. But she soon found that underneath the flowers were piercing thorns which tore her flesh. At last she came to a very plain cross without jewels, without carving, and with only the word, "Love," inscribed upon it. She took this one up and it proved the easiest and best of all. She was amazed, however, to find that it was her old cross which she had discarded.

In the poem, "The Changed Cross," a weary woman dreams that she is led to a place filled with crosses. They come in many shapes and sizes. The most beautiful one is set with jewels of gold. It is so small and exquisite that she trades her own plain cross for it. She thinks herself fortunate to have found one so much lighter and lovelier. But soon her back begins to ache under the glittering burden. She trades it for another, very beautiful cross entwined with flowers. But she soon finds piercing thorns beneath the flowers, and they tear her flesh. At last she comes to a very plain cross, without jewels or carving. Only the word "Love" is written on it. She picks it up, and it proves to be the easiest and best of all. But she is amazed to find that it is her old cross, the one she had discarded.

It is easy to see the jewels and the flowers in other people's crosses, but the thorns and heavy weight are known only to the bearers. How easy other people's burdens seem to us compared with our own! We do not realize the secret burdens which almost crush the heart, nor the years of weary waiting for delayed success—the aching hearts longing for sympathy, the hidden poverty, the suppressed emotion in other lives.

It is easy to see the jewels and flowers in other people's crosses. But only those who carry them know their thorns and weight. How easy other people's burdens seem compared with our own! We do not see the secret burdens that almost crush their hearts. We do not see the years of weary waiting for success that is slow to come. We do not see the aching hearts longing for sympathy, the hidden poverty, or the emotions kept inside.

William Pitt, the Great Commoner, considered money as dirt beneath his feet compared with the public interest and public esteem. His hands were clean.

William Pitt, the Great Commoner, regarded money as dirt beneath his feet compared with the public interest and public esteem. His hands were clean.

The object for which we strive tells the story of our lives. Men and women should be judged by the happiness they create in those around them. Noble deeds always enrich, but millions of mere dollars may impoverish. Character is perpetual wealth, and by the side of him who possesses it the millionaire who has it not seems a pauper.

What we strive for tells the story of our lives. Men and women should be judged by the happiness they bring to those around them. Noble deeds always enrich us, but millions of dollars alone may leave us poor. Character is lasting wealth, and beside a person of character, a millionaire without it seems like a pauper.

Invest in yourself, and you will never be poor. Floods can not carry your wealth away, fire can not burn it, rust can not consume it.

Invest in yourself, and you will never be poor. Floods cannot wash away your wealth. Fire cannot burn it, and rust cannot destroy it.

"If a man empties his purse into his head," says Franklin, "no man can take it from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

"If a man spends his money on learning," says Franklin, "no one can take that knowledge from him. Investing in knowledge always pays the best return."