To part with money is a sacrifice beyond almost all men endowed with a sense of order. There is scarcely any man alive who does not think himself meritorious for giving his neighbour five pounds. Thriftless gives$$$ not from a beneficent pleasure in giving$$$ but from a lazy delight in spending. He would not deny himself one enjoyment; not his opera-stall$$$ not his horse$$$ not his dinner$$$ not even the pleasure of giving Lazarus the five pounds. Thrifty$$$ who is good$$$ wise$$$ just$$$ and owes no man a penny$$$ turns from a beggar$$$ haggles with a hackney-coachman$$$ or denies a poor relation$$$ and I doubt which is the most selfish of the two. Money has only a different value in the eyes of each.
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