Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"Money is a tool, not a measure of worth."
Giordano Bruno
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"Money is a tool, like a telescope; it reveals nothing without a careful hand."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Wealth is the test of a man's character."
Desiderius Erasmus
"The pursuit of wealth without conscience is the pursuit of ruin."
Thomas More
"Money is a good servant but a terrible master."
Thomas More
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"We should not give any value to external things, comparing our wealth by what we have, but by what we are willing to lose."
Michel de Montaigne
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"Money is frozen time; spend it wisely."
Giordano Bruno
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"Wealth without wisdom is a curse disguised as blessing."
Giordano Bruno
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"Money is a tool; the question is what we build with it."
Giordano Bruno
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"Riches and honor are deceptive shadows that pass away like clouds."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Money is crystallized human effort; treat it with respect."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Money magnifies the character of those who possess it."
Niccolò Copernicus
"The greatest wealth is a clear conscience and honest dealings with one's fellows."
Thomas More
"Money is a tool that reveals the character of those who possess it."
Thomas More
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"Man in general, if he loves you, will do anything for you; except pay your debts or lend you money."
Michel de Montaigne
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"Wealth is the test of a man's character."
Michel de Montaigne
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"Riches are for spending, not hoarding."
Michel de Montaigne
"The more you own, the more it owns you."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
Strabo
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"The measure of wealth is not possessions but contentment."
Strabo
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"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
Petronius
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"Money is a good servant but a bad master."
Petronius
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"Money cannot buy happiness."
Petronius
"To live without money is easier than to live without virtue."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The greatest wealth is the lack of desire for wealth."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"A good name is better than great riches."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Money is the measure of all things."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Riches get their value from the mind of him who possesses them."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
Plutarch
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"Love of money is the root of all evil."
Plutarch