Harold S. Symmes, in _Pearson’s Magazine_, writes:
Give of thyself. Man’s wealth depends,
Not on the pence he holds and hoards,
Not on the gift he well affords,
But on the spirit-gold he spends.
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The danger of wealth lies in its tendency to smother sympathy and exalt
selfishness.
Dr. W. B. Wright says that Henry Heine, the Jew, one of the
most sparkling talkers in Europe, sat silent at a banquet
until his Christian hostess asked, with some anxiety, “Why are
you so dumb?” He answered, “I am studying a problem which I
can not solve. I have been looking at these gold dishes, this
fine linen, these splendid waiters, your great diamonds, and
wondering what you Christians are going to do with the camel
question.” (Text.)
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