Quotes about Value

Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value. Let your first interest be in your home. The baby you hold in your arms will grow quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days.

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The unselfish man, even though he finds himself involved in riches, stands aloof, in his mind, from the idea of "exclusive possession", and so escapes the bitterness and fear and anxiety which ever accompany the covetous spirit. He does not regard any of his outward accretions as being too valuable to lose, but he regards the virtue of unselfishness as being too valuable to the world - to suffering humanity - to lose or cast away.

A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.

He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

He who despises a poor man's wisdom has turned away great riches.

Wisdom is finer than pearls.

A wise bird would rather lose a worm than a feather.

A golden spoon is useless when the soup bowl is empty.

Wisdom in poverty is better than folly in affluence.