Famous Quote
The "banker Bishop" is quoted as having said, "In the long run it is only to the man of morality that wealth comes... We, like the Psalmists, occasionally see the wicked prosper, but only occasionally. Godliness is in league with riches.”
Read more about this topic: William Lawrence (bishop)
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