What you give for the cause of charity in health is gold; what you give in sickness is silver; what you give after death is lead. (Jewish Proverb) - More Jewish Proverbs...
Tis gold, Which makes the true man killed, and saves the thief; Nay, sometimes hangs both thief and true man; what Can it not do, and undo? (Latin Proverb) - More Latin Proverbs...
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold, So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most. (Latin Proverb) - More Latin Proverbs...