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on Sunday, November 25, 2018Alfred Nobel Money Quote saying relatives shouldn’t get much inheritance be passed to his relatives. Alfred Nobel said:
“I regard large inherited wealth as a misfortune, which merely serves to dull men’s faculties. A man who possesses great wealth should, therefore, allow only a small portion to descend to his relatives” — Alfred Nobel
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November 25, 1867 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
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Carol Ryrie Brink: Generous Give Silently
on Wednesday, March 7, 2018Carol Ryrie Brink Money Quote saying that giving for the pleasure it provides and the good it does for others – is the mark of the truly generous person. Carol Ryrie Brink said:
The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward
— Carol Ryrie Brink
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John Wesley: God Entrusted You Money
on Sunday, January 7, 2018John Wesley Money Quote saying if we accept that all blessings come from god, then money is among them and must be used for gods’ purposes for those in need. John Wesley said:
Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose?
— John Wesley
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Wendell Berry: Money in Lieu of Action
on Wednesday, December 13, 2017Wendell Berry Money Quote saying giving our money is seen as a replacement for giving our selves, our time and our energy toward caring about others. Wendell Berry said:
“Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken but as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately represented by money. The giving of money has thus become our characteristic virtue. But to give is not to do. The money is given in lieu of action, thought, care, time” — Wendell Berry
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Foolish Philanthropist
on Saturday, November 18, 2017Ralph Waldo Emerson Money Quote saying some begrudge the call to help the poor when they don’t know them or their community and so give reluctantly. Ralph Waldo Emerson said:
Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent, I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Victor Hugo: Purse Emptied, Heart Filled
on Friday, June 30, 2017Victor Hugo Money Quote saying when we give we feel good about it and more when we give all we can afford. Victor Hugo said:
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled
— Victor Hugo
John Wesley: God’s Money for Myself
on Sunday, May 21, 2017John Wesley Money Quote saying that everything we get comes from other sources, so how much of that should be kept and what portion goes to higher purposes (God to some)? John Wesley said:
Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God’s money will I keep for myself?
— John Wesley
Anna Jarvis: Expensive Gift Day
on Sunday, May 14, 2017Anna Jarvis Money Quote saying in the 1920’s that gift-giving (like Christmas) shouldn’t be the focus of the day she promoted and protected as the ‘Mother of Mother’s Day’. Anna Jarvis said:
“To have Mother’s Day the burdensome, wasteful, expensive gift day that Christmas and other special days have become, is not our pleasure. If the American people are not willing to protect Mother’s Day from the hordes of money schemers that would overwhelm it with their schemes, then we shall cease having a Mother’s Day” — Anna Jarvis
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