Expenses Quote by Francois Fenelon Download Open image “The passion of acquiring riches in order to support a vain expense corrupts the purest souls.” — Francois Fenelon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Acquiring Riches Corrupts Purest Expense Corrupts Expenses Extravagance Greed Money Order Passion Passion Acquiring Riches Soul Support Vain Vain Expense
Riches are oft by guilt and baseness earn'd; Or dealt by chance to shield a lucky knave, Or throw a cruel sunshine on a… — John Armstrong Copy Share Image
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There are some sordid minds, formed of slime and filth, to whom interest and gain are what glory and virtue are to superior souls;… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Prosperity has this property, it puffs up narrow Souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and look down upon the World with Contempt;… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Just as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue. — Ambrose Copy Share Image
Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity. — John Wesley Copy Share Image
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All the riches of the world are not of sufficient value to redeem one perishing soul. — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches. — St. Catherine of Siena Copy Share Image
There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things; it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views that we… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
“If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond,… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Let me follow in Thy footsteps, O Jesus ! I would imitate Thee, but cannot without the aid of Thy grace! O humble and… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Our piety must be weak and imperfect if it do not conquer our fear of death. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
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Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots. — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image