Money Quotes

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

13074 quotes

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"Money follows intention like a shadow follows form."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root."
Henrik Ibsen
"Money is a tool, not a master."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Money is merely a tool; the heart determines its use."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Money follows those who understand its true nature as energy."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Money is the root of much evil in this world."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Money cannot buy what truly matters."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Money is a tool, not a master"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"The more a man owns, the more he is owned; he comes to be so encumbered with his possessions that he is left with neither fresh air nor left hand free."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"Wealth is not happiness, but poverty is misery."
August Strindberg
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"The pursuit of money without purpose leaves the soul impoverished."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Money without purpose is a curse, not a blessing."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Wealth multiplies our vices as readily as our virtues."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Money cannot buy happiness, but poverty guarantees misery."
Boris Pasternak
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"Money is neither good nor evil; it is what we make it."
Boris Pasternak
"Wealth that does not bring peace is poverty of the spirit."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"The more you own, the more it owns you."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Money is a tool, not a measure of worth."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Wealth of the spirit exceeds all material possessions."
Selma Lagerlöf
"Money is frozen energy; it gains meaning only when set in motion toward worthy ends."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"The measure of your real wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Money is a tool, like a hammer or a saw. It becomes evil only in the hands of those with evil intentions."
Boris Pasternak
"Money is a tool, not a master."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Money is a tool, not a master."
Maxim Gorky
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"Money magnifies our true nature."
Maxim Gorky
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"Money is the first great barrier between people."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Money is the root of all evil only because we give it that power."
August Strindberg
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"True wealth is not measured in money but in the depth of one's relationships."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Money is a means, never an end in itself."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Money is the measure of what we value, and often reveals our poverty."
Boris Pasternak