Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"Wealth is not bad in itself. But if you have too much wealth while others suffer from poverty, that is a tragedy."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Use money wisely. Money itself is neutral, and it is the use that makes it good or bad."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Money is not the root of all evil; the love of money is."
Abraham
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"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
Saint Paul
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"Money is a tool meant to serve human needs, not rule human hearts."
Martin Luther
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"Poverty does not condemn anyone, nor does riches save anyone."
John Calvin
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"The love of money is the root of innumerable evils."
John Calvin
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"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Saint Paul
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"A penny earned honestly is worth more than a fortune gained through deceit."
Guru Nanak
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"Worldly wealth is a dangerous temptation that distracts us from our eternal purpose."
John Calvin
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"Those who accumulate riches without faith are building on a foundation of sand."
John Calvin
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"Those who inherit wealth without earning it often squander their blessing foolishly."
John Calvin
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
Zoroaster
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"Money is the means, not the end."
Zoroaster
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"Do not store up treasures on earth where rust and decay claim them; store up what lasts forever."
Saint Peter
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"Money is a tool for living, not a measure of worth; confuse the two at great peril to your soul."
Saint Peter
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"Money is a tool for building, but it can also be a master that enslaves."
Abraham
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"Money can build monuments, but only virtue can build a lasting legacy."
Abraham
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"The pursuit of worldly riches is a form of spiritual blindness."
John Calvin
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"Wealth hoarded is a burden; wealth shared is a blessing."
Zoroaster
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"In the economy of the soul, generosity is the wisest investment."
Zoroaster
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"Money is a tool, neither good nor evil—only its use determines its morality."
Abraham
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"Money can't buy you being a decent person."
Tina Fey
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"Money is a tool to manifest one's values; in itself it is neither good nor evil."
Zoroaster
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"The more you own, the more it owns you."
Lenny Bruce
"People who say money doesn't matter are like people who say cake doesn't matter. It's not true."
Joan Rivers
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"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
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"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
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"Money is not everything, but it does solve a lot of problems."
Amy Poehler
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"Money is a tool; it reveals the character of its user."
Zoroaster