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Wealth

The number of fallacies current on the subject of wealth is extremely
great, & many of them leave erroneous impressions on the mind both
as to the value & the use of wealth Its value. It value, – its sole value is as an
instrument of power & the possession of power until called into exercise is neither good nor evil. counts for little in the balance of pain or pleasure. On its exercise its value depends. There is no more truth in the
saying that "Money is the root of all evil" – than in saying that
"Money is the source of all good". The phrase endeavors to [give] to a small portion
of a truth, mingled with a large portion of that which is not truth –
all the influence of a truism. No doubt some desire or other is
the cause of all misconduct, – & money is the means for gratifying a
large portion of our desires. But as there are many pains which
neither the possession presence nor the absence of money can create
or even influence – so there are pleasures which are beyond the reach of
wealth however boundless.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	463	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f148
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[top of motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	5679
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