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"Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed! A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Luke 12:15

Few people think of the danger of getting rich.

Most think that they become great — just in proportion as they gather wealth. Yet there never was a more fatal error!

A man is really measured by what he IS — not by what he HAS. We may find a shrivelled soul in the midst of a great fortune; and a noble soul in the barest poverty. 

A man's real "life" is what would be left of him — if everything he has were stripped off. His real 'worth' is his character, as it appears in God's sight.

We will make a great mistake if our goal in life — is simply to gather more worldly trinkets than our neighbour!