Best 3460 quotes in «wealth quotes» category

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

O citizens, first acquire wealth; you can practice virtue afterward.

Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth.

Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.

Oh England is a pleasant place for them that's rich and high, But England is a cruel place for such poor folks as I

Oh, you'll not be any poorer if you smile along your way. And your lot will not be harder for the kindly things you say. Don't imagine you are wasting time for others that you spend. You can rise to wealth and glory and still pause to be a friend.

Once wealth and beauty are gone, there is always rural life.

Once you begin to talk about wealth inequality, especially as it relates to corporations and big banks, or engage in an indictment of U.S. foreign policy, you are really getting at the center of a society that is very fearful of that kind of critique.

One, Andrew Carnegie said, ‘He who dies with wealth dies in shame.’ And someone once said, ‘He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.’

One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.

One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

One of the glaring failures of capitalism is the continuing widespread existence of poverty - often extreme poverty. Even in the advanced economies, many millions of people endure terrible economic and social deprivation, despite the incredible wealth all around them.

One's strongest asset is simultaneously his point of strongest vulnerability.

One of the worst features of all the plans for sharing wealth and equalizing or guaranteeing incomes is that they lose sight of the conditions and institution s that are necessary to create wealth and income in the first place.

One of the things that drives me is the excitement that I could fail. What better buzz can you get?

On every continent and in every epoch the peoples who have excelled in creating wealth have been the victims of some of society's greatest brutalities.

On inequality, I contend that far too much of the nation's wealth and income is gravitating to too few. This undermines the democracy we all cherish and the overall social cohesion necessary to maintain our wonderfully successful society.

Only stupid questions create wealth.

our contempt of wealth does not extend beyond the hour when we can get it in possession.

Only the poor can know all the disadvantages of poverty. Only the rich can know all the disadvantages of wealth.

Our inability to recall how we really felt is why our wealth of experiences turns out to be poverty of riches.

Our health care is rationed by wealth.

Our wealth is rewarded directly in proportion to the number of people with whom we are willing to share.

Our toil is lessened, and our wealth is increased, by our dominion over the useful animals . . .

People assume that somehow fame and wealth will keep mortality at bay.

Palestinians have no wealth or power.

Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.

People say to me that I cant be nervous because Ive had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Planet Earth thought it had £10. But it turns out we only had £2. Which means everyone must lose 80% of their wealth

Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires.

Personal wealth is the by-product of making the world a better place.

Politicians cannot create jobs or wealth. Such is axiomatic to straight thinkers.

Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.

Poverty? Wealth? Seek neither -- / One causes swollen heads, / The other, swollen bellies.

Power, wealth and immortality--they don't bring happiness. You will never know what the word means.

Prosperity and abundance in a society depend on a certain type of person: the producer. Societies with few producers stagnate and decay, while nations with a large number of producers vibrantly grow-in wealth, freedom, power, influence and the pursuit of happiness.

Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everything else. You will see it coming into your life when you are unattached to needing it.

Purchasing power is a license to purchase power.

Punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment.

Put yourself in the shoes of one of these oligarchs who has been given a gift of $10 billion. Russia is in a deep depression. Nobody's investing. There is a widespread political consensus that the way you got your wealth is illegitimate.

Real wealth of a nation is the people.

Real wealth comes to the person who learns that we are paid best for the things we do for nothing.

Real wealth is feeling sorry for the poor

Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.

Raising interest rates might lead to some initial reductions in wealth by lowering asset prices, but it could also take a bite out of your paycheck and dampen your prospects of finding a job. It's a bit of damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt.

Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes India will die, in spite of politics, in spite of social reforms, in spite of Kubera's wealth poured upon the head of every one of her children.

Revenue and wealth do not bring disgrace.

Riches are oftener an impediment than a stimulus to action; and in many cases they are quite as much a misfortune as a blessing.