War is the child of Pride, and Pride the daughter of Riches.

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.

Gulliver describes a royal personage inspiring awe among the tiny Lilliputians because he was taller than his brethren by the breadth of a human fingernail.

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.

Nay! it is surely an admonition.