The universal cultivation of the mind and heart is the only true source of opulence;--the cultivation of the mind, by which to lay hold on the treasures of nature; the cultivation of the heart, by which to devote those treasures to beneficent uses.
This quote emphasizes the dual importance of intellectual and moral development as the true sources of wealth in society.
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