Money Quotes

Wealth, poverty, and everything the ledger can and can't measure.

13074 quotes

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"The accumulation of money is only virtuous when pursued as a means to a noble end."
Johann Tetens
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"Wealth is virtuous only when acquired justly and used benevolently toward human welfare."
Johann Tetens
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"Money is a tool for living, not the purpose of life."
Antonio Genovesi
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"In the long run, the market is a weighing machine; in the short run, it is a voting machine."
John Maynard Keynes
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"By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens."
John Maynard Keynes
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"An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return."
John Maynard Keynes
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"Money is a means, not an end"
Giovanni Vico
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"The pursuit of wealth without wisdom leads to spiritual poverty."
George Berkeley
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"The pursuit of material wealth without spiritual wealth is a journey toward emptiness."
Antonio Genovesi
"Inflation is what happens when you mistake printing money for creating wealth."
Friedrich Hayek
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"Money is crystallized human effort; its value lies in what it enables, not what it is."
Johann Tetens
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"Money becomes corrupting when we confuse its instrumental value with intrinsic worth."
Johann Tetens
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"Wealth increases with time through those who are modest, diligent, and prudent."
Johann Goethe
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"Money is a tool, not a measure of worth."
Johann Herder
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"Money without meaning is merely numbers on paper."
Johann Herder
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"Money is a tool; it should not become a master."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Wealth without generosity is poverty of spirit."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Money is the servant of wise men and the master of fools."
Hugo Grotius
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"Money cannot buy character."
Hugo Grotius
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"Money is a tool, and like all tools, its value depends on its use."
Christian Wolff
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"Wealth without wisdom is a curse rather than a blessing"
Jean Bodin
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"Money is a tool, not a master"
Jean Bodin
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"Money cannot buy what truly matters in life"
Jean Bodin
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"Money is merely a tool, not an end in itself."
Hugo Grotius
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"Money is a tool; only wisdom determines its rightful use."
Johann Herder
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"The pursuit of wealth without virtue is a path to ruin."
Hugo Grotius
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"The price of money is paid in liberty."
Jean Bodin
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"Money is the servant of the state, never its master."
Jean Bodin
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"The pursuit of wealth without purpose diminishes the soul."
Christian Wolff
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"The more you own, the more it owns you."
Johann Goethe