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Downsides of wealth7 quotes

Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. — Francis Bacon · 1605 Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold? — Francis Bacon · 1626 Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696 A great fortune is a great slavery. — Seneca · 44 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 · 1922 Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. — John Ruskin · 1872 All 7 quotes →

Wealth as burden7 quotes

Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. — Francis Bacon · 1605 Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold? — Francis Bacon · 1626 Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696 A great fortune is a great slavery. — Seneca · 44 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 · 1922 Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. — John Ruskin · 1872 All 7 quotes →

Wealth6 quotes

Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress. — Francis Bacon · 1605 Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold? — Francis Bacon · 1626 Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696 A great fortune is a great slavery. — Seneca · 44 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 · 1922 He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. — Bion of Borysthenes