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