Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of w…

Jean de la Bruyere
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Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them. ✨ Of Worldly Goods, Aphorism 24,
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Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them. ✨ Of Worldly Goods, Aphorism 24,

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