The Romance of Words.
WEALTH When we speak of a man to-day as having wealth, or as being wealthy, we usually mean that he has large possessions in lands, goods, money or securities, or larger than the generality of people. That, however, was not the original meaning of the word. It meant wellbeing, prosperity, welfare, eternal happiness. 'lt is In this sense that the word is used in the Bible: “Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth” (well-being). It is so used in the English Church Common Prayer Book in the prayer for his Majesty: "Grant him in health and wealth long to live.” • ■ There are those who think that money is wealth. But economists have long insisted that wealth and money are far from being identical terms. In their eyes wealth is everything that has exchange value.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 109, 1 February 1935, Page 9
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142The Romance of Words. Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 109, 1 February 1935, Page 9
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