“A strong man does not succumb to pressures, he knows that without pressures he will not find pleasures and so he will not be made.”

“Bling” is not an indication of riches. It is a product of value-based spending, to enrich the pockets of those outside of ones sphere of influence…the haves’ bleeding the have-nots’.”

“Only wisdom knows that every minute must be fought for”

“A wise man is the one that is preoccupied with fighting for every minute or second of his life”

“If you fight to retain ownership of your time, then you are wise”

“One honest John Tompkins, a hedger & ditcher, Although he was poor, did not want to be richer;For all such vain wishes in him were preventedBy a fortunate habit of being contented.”

“… anyone can acquire wealth, the real art is giving it away.”

“It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.”