“ Wealth is the smallest thing on earth, the least gift that God has bestowed on mankind. ”
Martin Luther, Table Talk (1566). copy citation
| Author | Martin Luther |
|---|---|
| Source | Table Talk |
| Topic | wealth mankind |
| Date | 1566 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by William Hazlitt |
| Weblink | http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Luther%20Table%20Talk.pdf |
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“Much better is it that one be of a fair and comely complexion in the face, for the hard lesson, sickness, may come and take that away; but the self-conceited mind is not so soon brought to reason.
CLXVII. Wealth is the smallest thing on earth, the least gift that God has bestowed on mankind. What is it in comparison with God’s Word—what, in comparison with corporal gifts, as beauty, health, etc.?—nay, what is it to the gifts of the mind, as understanding, wisdom, etc.? Yet are men so eager after it, that no labor, pains, or risk is regarded in the acquisition of riches.”
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