Common friends are linked to us by a slender thread. We must retain them by ministering in some way to their interest or their enjoyment. In one to confide without fear of treachery, or to be sick or unfortunate without being abandoned. If in the outside world you grow weary of human selfishness, your heart can safely trust in one whose indulgences overlook defects. The treasure of a wife's affection like the grace of God is given, not bought.
Gold is power.
It can sweep down forests, raise cities, build roads and deck houses. It can collect troops of flatters and inspire awe and fear. But alas, wealth can never purchase love. Bonaparte's greatest conquest was the unbought heart of Josephine. And his sweetest and most priceless treasure was her outraged but unchanged love.