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Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.
– F Scott Fitzgerald

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  2. There is a charm in saying nothing, in saying nothing at all. There is a charm in – experiencing. – Peter Cave
  3. There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men. – Billy Graham
  4. Wealth and riches are not evil, it is having love for wealth and riches that is evil – Sunday Adelaja
  5. virtue does not spring from riches, but riches and all other human blessings, both private and public, from virtue. – Plato
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  9. The choices in the now are the choices of all your tomorrows combined – Scott Allan
  10. We are fascinated by Ramses as Renaissance Christians were by the American Indians, those (human?) beings who had never known the word of Christ. – Jean Baudrillard
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  12. Tired, tired with nothing, tired with everything, tired with the world’s weight he had never chosen to bear. – F Scott Fitzgerald
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  19. Riches without faith are the greatest poverty. – Hazrat Ali RA
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  27. Just like going to the moon made us learn more about earth, achieving your goals will make you learn more about yourself and get fascinated. – Samer Chidiac
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  37. Amory thought how it was only the past that seemed strange and unbelievable. – F Scott Fitzgerald
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