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Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; "Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith."

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Benjamin Franklin

(January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.

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    لم يجعل المال الرجل سعيدًا بعد ، ولن يفعل ذلك. لا يوجد شيء في طبيعته ينتج السعادة. كلما زاد عدد الرجال ، زاد رغبته. بدلاً من ملء الفراغ ، فإنه يصنع واحدًا. إذا كان يرضي رغبة واحدة ، فإنه يتضاعف ويتضاعف ثلاث مرات التي تريد طريقة أخرى. كان هذا المثل الحقيقي للرجل الحكيم ، فاعتمد عليه ؛ "خير قليل مع خوف الرب من كنز عظيم ومشقة فيه."

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