Money Quotes

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

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"A fortune gained without honor is a burden, not a blessing."
Stephen Girard
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"Wealth without generosity is poverty of the spirit."
Stephen Girard
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"Wealth is a tool, not a destination. Those who accumulate it without purpose accumulate only emptiness."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Money can buy comfort, but not contentment."
William K. Vanderbilt
"Wealth is not the end; it is merely the means to an end."
Charles Crocker
"Wealth without purpose is like a ship without a compass."
Charles Crocker
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"Money is a tool for building bridges or walls; the builder chooses."
Mark Hopkins
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"Money answers all things except the question of whether life has meaning."
Mark Hopkins
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"The accumulation of wealth is merely the beginning of understanding true prosperity."
William Astor
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"The accumulation of money is the root of all great enterprises."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I never sought wealth for its own sake, but for what it could accomplish."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I have always believed that money is merely frozen energy waiting to be released."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Capital should serve humanity, not enslave it."
Leland Stanford
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"The man who has a million dollars is as well off as the man who is earning a million dollars a year."
John Jacob Astor
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"Money without morality is a curse, not a blessing."
John Jacob Astor
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"The accumulation of wealth should serve humanity, not enslave it."
Stephen Girard
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"Every dollar earned carries with it a responsibility to the future."
Stephen Girard
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"The true test of wealth is not what you have, but what you do with it."
Stephen Girard
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"Wealth is a means to an end, not an end in itself."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"The power of capital lies in its ability to create opportunity."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"The measure of true wealth is not in dollars but in deeds."
William K. Vanderbilt
"Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved wholly persuasive."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"The accumulation of wealth is simply the storing up of human energy in a concrete form."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"Commerce has set the mark of sovereignty upon an article by making it money."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"Money is a tool, not a master, for those who are wise."
Mark Hopkins
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"Money reflects our values in how we use it."
Mark Hopkins
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"Wealth without purpose is merely a burden carried through life."
William Astor
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"The pursuit of money often costs more than money can repay."
William Astor
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"Money can buy many things; character is not one of them."
William Astor
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"A man who accumulates wealth for its own sake is poor indeed"
Leland Stanford