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Francis Bacon2 quotes
Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. — Francis Bacon · 1605Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold? — Francis Bacon · 1626Bion of Borysthenes1 quote
He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. — Bion of BorysthenesHermann Hesse1 quote
Property, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden. — Hermann Hesse · 1922John Ruskin1 quote
Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. — John Ruskin · 1872Mary Astell1 quote
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696Seneca1 quote
A great fortune is a great slavery. — Seneca · 44