Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"A fortune is the measure of a man's worth."
Jay Gould
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"I believe wealth justifies any action."
Jay Gould
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"The most profitable investment is often the one that benefits society first."
Charles Flint
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"Money is a tool; like any tool, its morality depends on the hand that wields it."
Charles Flint
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"I have always believed that the man who accumulates the most wealth is the man who gives the most to society."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I believe in the power of capital to transform the world."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy freedom."
Mark Hopkins
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
Leland Stanford
"Capital is the lifeblood of progress; without it, even the greatest ideas remain dormant."
Charles Crocker
"The greatest fortunes are built by those who understand that wealth is a tool, not a destination."
Charles Crocker
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"Money is a means to good ends, not an end in itself."
Stephen Girard
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"Money should flow to those who create value."
Stephen Girard
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"I love the money better than I love the power. The power is born of the money."
Jay Gould
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"The accumulation of wealth requires the abandonment of sentiment."
Jay Gould
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"Gold is the language all nations understand."
Jay Gould
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"Gold is the tangible expression of human ambition."
James Fisk
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"Gold does not care about morality; it flows to the strongest will."
James Fisk
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"Gold is the language that all nations understand, regardless of borders."
James Fisk
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"Gold flows not to the righteous but to the resourceful and determined."
James Fisk
"Capital, when properly invested, becomes the servant of progress."
Charles Crocker
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"I have always believed that the way to accumulate wealth is through persistent effort and shrewd judgment of opportunity."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Wealth accumulated without purpose is merely accumulated anxiety."
Collis P. Huntington
C
"I have always maintained that wealth without influence is merely a burden upon the mind."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Money is a good servant but a bad master."
John Jacob Astor
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"Money is the most egalitarian force in our society. It confers power on whoever holds it."
John Jacob Astor
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"Wealth is not about having money, it's about having options."
John Jacob Astor
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"Wealth is the means, not the end."
William Astor
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
William Astor
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"Money follows purpose; purpose does not follow money."
William Astor
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"The accumulation of wealth means nothing if the soul remains impoverished."
Stephen Girard