immoderate_a love_n of_o riches_n 23._o book_n i._n chap._n 23._o and_o the_o peevish_a and_o humoursom_a hatred_n of_o they_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o therefore_o all_o i_o have_v now_o leave_v i_o to_o do_v be_v to_o lay_v down_o that_o golden_a rule_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o mean_a between_o these_o two_o extreme_n and_o that_o i_o think_v will_v be_v do_v in_o these_o five_o particular_n first_o it_o consist_v in_o prefer_v and_o be_v please_v with_o they_o but_o not_o set_v our_o affection_n upon_o they_o thus_o the_o philosopher_n describe_v his_o wise_a man_n mavult_fw-la man_n sapiens_fw-la non_fw-la amat_fw-la divitias_fw-la sed_fw-la mavult_fw-la one_o that_o be_v not_o fond_a of_o riches_n but_o yet_o have_v rather_o have_v they_o than_o not_o a_o man_n may_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o convenience_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o know_v how_o to_o value_v it_o as_o it_o deserve_v without_o place_v his_o heart_n and_o his_o 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