He who multiplies Riches multiplies Cares.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Mo money mo problems Downsides of wealth Wealth Stress

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1744 1740s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1744.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1744." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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Another quote from the 1740s

Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.

Edward Young

Night Thoughts

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Topic
Stars

Author

Edward Young
Source
Night Thoughts
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1745 1740s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Young, Edward. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. London: R. Dodsley, 1742-1745, Night 8, I. 215.

Current Citation

Young, Edward. Edward Young: Night Thoughts, edited by Stephen Cornford. Cambridge University Press, 2008, Night 8, I. 215.

Another quote about Wealth

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.

Jesus

Matthew 19:24

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Topic
Downsides of wealth Wealth Kingdom of God
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 19:24).

Another quote from Colonial America

Remember that Time is Money.

Benjamin Franklin

The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion

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Topic
Time is money Capitalism Efficiency

Author

Benjamin Franklin
Source
Advice to a Young Tradesman The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1748 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Advice to a Young Tradesman." The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion. Philadelphia: George Fisher, 1748.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Advice to a Young Tradesman." Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body and Early Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Another quote of the following type Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols

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Topic
Resilience Overcoming adversity Adversity Character

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Twilight of the Idols
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
German
Time
1889 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Götzen-Dämmerung, oder, Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophiert [Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer]. 1889.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Frederick. Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer, translated by Walter Kaufman and R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990.