Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"Money is a test of character."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Wealth hoarded is a chain binding the soul to earthly vanity."
Girolamo Savonarola
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"Money is a tool for good or evil, depending on the heart of those who wield it."
Matteo Ricci
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"Money is frozen time; spend it wisely on what truly matters."
Matteo Ricci
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"Wealth gained through corruption corrupts the soul; true prosperity comes from honest work."
Bernardino Telesio
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"Money is a tool; those who worship it become its servants."
Paracelsus
"Money is a tool, not a master; use it wisely."
Juan Luis Vives
"Money can purchase comfort, not contentment."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Money is a tool; how you use it defines your character."
Christine de Pizan
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"Money follows naturally to those who possess valuable knowledge."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."
Francesco Petrarch
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"Rarely do we hear of a man who has made one fortune and kept it."
Francesco Petrarch
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"The most valuable currency is not gold, but integrity."
Matteo Ricci
"Money is a tool, not a master."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Money can buy comfort but not contentment."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Money is not wealth; knowledge is the true wealth."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Money gained dishonestly brings no peace."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Money is like muck, not good except it be spread."
Francis Bacon
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"Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness."
Francis Bacon
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"Money is neither good nor evil; it reveals the character of those who possess it."
Christine de Pizan
C
"Money amplifies character; it does not create it."
Christine de Pizan
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"Money is a good servant but a terrible master."
Francesco Petrarch
"The measure of wealth is not in possessions, but in the richness of the mind."
Juan Luis Vives
"Those bound by poverty are slaves to necessity; those freed by wealth are slaves to their own desires."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Money is the crystallization of energy; spend it as though you were spending your life."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"Money is like manure - it should be spread out and used wisely."
Francis Bacon
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"The poor man who possesses peace of mind is infinitely richer than the wealthy man consumed by anxiety."
Matteo Ricci
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"Money is frozen time and effort; to spend it carelessly is to waste the life of one who earned it."
Matteo Ricci
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"The measure of a person is not their wealth, but their wisdom in its use."
Giovan Battista della Porta