Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"It is ridiculous what lengths we go to in order to worship false gods of wealth."
Pliny the Elder
P
"Money is useful only insofar as it serves human flourishing."
Pliny the Elder
C
"Money is a tool for the wise and a master for the foolish."
Cato the Younger
C
"Wealth without wisdom is a burden to its possessor."
Cato the Elder
C
"Greed is the rust that corrodes the noblest spirit."
Cato the Elder
D
"The economy of a state reflects the wisdom of its leaders."
Diocletian
H
"Money is a means to an end, not an end in itself."
Hadrian
C
"In my years of rule, I have learned that true wealth is the trust of your people."
Constantine I
C
"The man who dies wealthy but leaves no legacy dies poor indeed."
Cato the Elder
C
"The pursuit of money often means the loss of meaning."
Cato the Younger
C
"Money is the servant of ambition, not its master."
Commodus
C
"Money is merely crystallized ambition."
Commodus
C
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
Cato the Elder
C
"Greed knows no bounds and respects no law."
Cato the Elder
S
"Money is a tool; use it wisely or it will use you."
Septimius Severus
S
"The pursuit of wealth without purpose leads to empty coffers and emptier souls."
Septimius Severus
C
"Money spent on justice returns tenfold in stability."
Constantine I
C
"A man's true wealth is measured by his virtue, not his possessions."
Cato the Younger
C
"Money spent on luxury is money stolen from necessity."
Cato the Younger
C
"The man who is enslaved by money has already lost his freedom."
Cato the Younger
A
"The wealth of a nation is measured not in gold, but in the welfare of its citizens."
Antoninus Pius
A
"Money is a tool; what we build with it reveals our true values."
Antoninus Pius
C
"In commerce, honesty is not merely moral—it is profitable."
Cato the Elder
D
"A man who pursues wealth at the cost of his soul has lost everything."
Diocletian
T
"Money is a tool, not a master"
Trajan
S
"Build your fortune on the backs of honest labor, not the tears of the exploited."
Septimius Severus
D
"Every coin spent is an investment in tomorrow's control."
Domitian
D
"Money is congealed power."
Domitian
C
"Money is merely the shadow of true power."
Commodus
C
"Money flows to those who understand its true value: influence."
Commodus