“Best use of money is to pay debts.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wealth (Primary source)
In Wealth, Emerson argues that true wealth is not merely material accumulation, but the ability to create and contribute. It stems from aligning oneself with natural laws and serving others, leading to a flourishing and abundant life beyond mere possessions.
“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
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“A good example is the best sermon.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Example is the best lesson there is.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Primary source“Money is a tool to be put to work.”
— A.P. Møller Disputed“Now when a country does not pay its debts you cannot take its word on anything.”
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