Do not confuse covetousness with benevolence, nor cheat yourself into thinking that all the finery you can wear is so much put into the hungry mouths of those beneath you.

It is what those who stand shivering on the street, forming a line to see you step out of your carriage, know it to be.

These fine dresses do not mean that so much has been put into their mouths, but _that so much has been taken out of their mouths_.
Select a clean, useful, honorable occupation.

If there is any doubt on this point, abandon it at once, for _familiarity with a bad business will make it seem good_.

Choose a business that has expansiveness in it.