Excerpt from Curious Passages From the Lives of Misers and Philanthropists, or Riches That Bring No Sorrow Another painful duty is theirs. They have to notice but too often how large - viewed in the mirror of self-esteem A sovereign appears, when given away in charity; and how very diminutive a form twenty pounds assume when devoted to the gratification of self, or the promptings of vanity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.