The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
As riches grow, care follows, and a thirst For more and more.
Books have their destinies.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others, dissatisfied with our own.]
Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.