Money Quotes
Wealth, poverty, and everything the ledger can and can't measure.
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"Money is a tool, not a master; wise is the person who remembers the difference."Pindar
"Money is a tool, not a measure of worth."Anaxagoras
"Money should serve human flourishing."Anaxagoras
"Riches serve a wise man but rule a fool."Aesop
"The fool and his gold are soon parted by others."Aesop
"Money is the shadow of value, never the value itself."Pindar
"Money is frozen possibility waiting to become purpose"Sappho
"The accumulation of wealth without wisdom is like gathering clouds without producing rain."Herodotus
"The pursuit of wealth without purpose leads only to emptiness."Xenophanes
"Money is the servant of those with wisdom, but the master of fools."Pindar
"Wealth accumulated without conscience becomes a burden to the soul."Aesop
"Money is merely a tool."Anaximander
"Money cannot buy happiness but it buys freedom."Aristophanes
"Money is a form of slavery when sought above all else."Aristophanes
"Those who have plenty want more; the poor want less and have less."Euripides
"Seek not wealth beyond what is necessary for a virtuous life."Xenophanes
"Money and success don't change you; they merely amplify what is already there."Sophocles
"A man's wealth is not measured in gold but in the number of good friends he can call upon."Aristophanes
"The pursuit of money at the expense of virtue creates a man wealthy in possessions but bankrupt in spirit."Aristophanes
"No evil thing is shameless here on earth as much as gold."Euripides
"The wealthy accumulate possessions, but the wise accumulate understanding."Anaximenes
"Money is a tool, valuable only insofar as it serves human flourishing."Anaximenes
"Money is a tool, not a master"Empedocles
"Money brings power, but power without justice brings ruin"Sophocles
"The pursuit of wealth corrupts the soul; the pursuit of understanding elevates it."Empedocles
"There is nothing in the world so demoralizing as money."Aristophanes
"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy things that make you forget you're unhappy."Frankie Boyle
"The pursuit of wealth often leads to poverty of spirit."Euripides
"Economic prosperity built on inequality is destined to fail."Euripides
"People say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a jet ski. Have you ever seen a sad person on a jet ski?"Frankie Boyle