Quotes about Wealth

He asked himself... whether it was not outrageous for society to treat thus precisely those of its members who were the least well endowed in the division of goods made by chance, and consequently the most deserving of consideration.

Poor? What does that matter? When poverty creeps in at the door, love flies in through the window.

When love turns into dust, money becomes the substitution.

Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius [of] our scientists.

THE FIRST SECRET of self-made millionaires is simple: Dream Big Dreams!

We can always find something to give. The joy of giving does not spring from the availability of dispensable resources. True richness is defined not in how much you have but how much you can give! Meaning, fulfillment and happiness come from making a difference and giving happiness to others.

Remember the stories you used to write? About that billionaire. You made fun of his fingers! Woo-hooo. 'Short-fingered vulgarian,' you called him.

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

Men hold two views of what happiness consists in, viz, having, and doing. To possess much, or to do some great thing, constitutes the sum of human blessedness according to popular theory.

The poor complain that they are governed badly. The rich complain that they are governed at all.

To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

If we think that serving God always leads to greater prosperity, we're selectively reading our Bibles.