Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"The poor man who maintains his dignity is richer than the wealthy man who lost his."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Money transforms human relationships into transactions."
Eça de Queirós
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"Money is freedom to some and prison to others."
Eça de Queirós
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"Money is frozen freedom waiting to be thawed."
Saramago
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"Money is energy in crystallized form."
Saramago
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"Money cannot buy a peaceful heart."
Luís de Camões
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"Wealth without wisdom leads to ruin."
Luís de Camões
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"Money is a tool; its morality depends entirely upon the hands that wield it."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"The pursuit of wealth is often the flight from self-knowledge."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"O dinheiro é servo do homem sábio e senhor do tolo."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"Money is a tool for good or ill, depending on the user's heart."
Luís de Camões
"Wealth accumulated without wisdom becomes a curse rather than a blessing."
Torquato Tasso
"Money is the amplifier of the character within; it reveals who we are."
Torquato Tasso
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"Money is important only when one lacks it; once obtained, it matters little."
Almeida Garrett
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"Wealth in money is poverty of spirit; poverty that breeds gratitude is true wealth."
Almeida Garrett
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"We spend our lives accumulating things that accumulate nothing within us."
Eça de Queirós
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"Money is the poetry of the soul sold into prose."
Eça de Queirós
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"Money is a tool, not a master, and should never dictate one's values."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Money is congealed happiness, and we spend our lives liquefying it."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Money is the only religion that embraces all classes equally."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Money cannot buy happiness."
John Banville
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"Material wealth is fleeting."
John Banville
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"The pursuit of wealth corrupts even the noblest of intentions."
Eça de Queirós
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"Money is frozen energy; it is power in liquid form."
Saramago
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"Money is a tool, not a measure of human worth."
Luís de Camões
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"Money cannot purchase what truly matters in life."
Luís de Camões
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"Money corrupts the soul faster than anything else in human experience."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Money is the poetry of poverty."
Fernando Pessoa
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"O dinheiro é um meio, nunca um fim em si mesmo."
Almeida Garrett
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"O dinheiro é importante, mas nunca tanto quanto o caráter."
Almeida Garrett