spectable widow lady, with a very small
income, which she was obliged to eke out by the produce of her own
industry and ingenuity, was remarkable for her generous liberality,
especially in contributing to the cause of religion. When any work of
pious benevolence was going forward, she was always ready to offer a
donation equal to those of persons in comparative affluence. In process
of time this lady came into the possession of an ample fortune, greatly
to the joy of all who knew her willing liberality. But she no longer
came forward unsolicited towards the cause of Christ, and when applied
to, she yielded her aid but coldly and grudgingly, and sometimes excused
herself from giving at all. On one occasion she presented a shilling to
the same cause to which she had formerly given a guinea when in a state
of comparative poverty. Her minister felt it his duty to expostulate
with her, and reminded her of her former generosity when her means were
so circumscribed. "Ah! sir," she affectingly replied; "then I had the
shilling means, but the guinea heart, now I have the guinea means, but
only the shilling heart. Then I received day by day my daily bread, and
I had enough and to spare; now, I have to look at my ample income, but I
live in constant apprehension that I may come to want!"

1664

Riches and care are as inseparable as sun and shadow.

1665

As riches and favor forsake a man, we discover him to be below
mediocrity, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.

1666

I remember when Mr. Locke first came over from Italy. Old Dr. Moore, who
had a high opinion of him, was crying up his drawings, and asked me if I
did not think he would make a great painter? I said, "No, never!" "Why
not?" "Because he has six thousand a year."

--_Northcote._

1667

Few men are both rich and generous; fewer are both rich and humble.

--_Manning._

1668

Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.

--_German._

1669

'Tis strange, the miser should his cares employ
To gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy.

--_Pope._

1670

_Riches_:--We see how much a man has, and therefore we envy him; did we
see how little he enjoys, we would rather pity him.

--_S