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RICHES NOT WpRTH.Too many pej-sons, in I all the re]a-tions of life, loojc upon wealth I as the true standard of merit, anji pasi by the cottage of the mielligent and virtuous to associate with the ignorant nabob in his castle reared upon fraud and oppression. Their standard m|iy suit their present condition. But if jit does not prove their ruin, it suijely will that of theiif children^ Their r jches may’fly with the wind, ih qn Instant, **nd then where is the merit I Flown also, leaving them neglected by their old' associates and despised by those whom they before [shunned, merely because they were poor. \Lek those, then, wjio wish true greatness, seek ’’ it tn rough moral and intellectual,! rather than pecuniary culture. Good talents and good character are the pasports to any circle and an honor worth seeking.
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Settler and Pennon
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Mar 18, 1841
Page 4
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