Money Quotes

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

"Capital accumulation is the foundation of modern society."

"Accumulation of capital means accumulation of human labour."

"The rate of profit tends to fall as capitalism matures."

"The love of money is a most respectable motive, provided it is subservient to another motive."

"Capital is a social power, not a personal one; it creates relations between people."

"Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits."

"The only real wealth is life. But in the civilized world, it has become money."

"The love of money is the love of life."

"Private property has made us so stupid and one-sided that an object is only ours when we have it."

"As long as money exists, you will always be a slave of money."

"Capital accumulation does not depend upon having a great amount of ready cash."

"The market is the theatre of exchange."

"I repeat that in this country the pocket is the nerve of political action."

"The greatest misfortune that can happen to a man is to lose his money."

"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is about two billion dollars."

"Money is a form of power, and like all forms of power, its use must be governed by moral considerations."

"The love of lucre, though one of the basest of passions, is a great incentive to action and ingenuity."

"Mere parsimony is not economy—Economy is a distributive virtue and consists in judicious spending."

"Property is a fiction; it is merely the expectation of benefit."

"Money is the servant of wise men and the master of fools."

"Money, though useful, cannot purchase the most precious things in life."

"Money should be the servant, not the master, of government."

"The love of money is the root of all evil, and those who practice it fall into temptation."

"Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy."

"Money is only a tool."

"Money is a means, not an end."

"Money is useful only when it serves a purpose greater than itself."

"Wealth is fleeting; character is eternal."

"There should be limits to self-interest and the pursuit of wealth."