Money Quotes
Wealth, poverty, and everything the ledger can and can't measure.
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"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Epicureanism Epicurus
"The wealth required by nature is limited and easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain desires is endless."Epicureanism Epicurus
"The more you own, the more it owns you."Laozi
"The truly rich have nothing to lose."Laozi
"True wealth lies in the richness of one's inner life."Thales of Miletus
"To be wealthy and honored is the wish of mankind, but if it cannot be retained in accordance with the moral law, it must not be kept."Mencius
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Epicureanism Epicurus
"Money is the means, not the end; happiness is the true wealth."Thales of Miletus
"By desiring little, a poor man becomes rich."Pythagoras
"Money is like water - necessary but endless seeking of it destroys."Zhuangzi
"The wealthy man who lacks wisdom is poorer than the pauper with insight."Thales of Miletus
"Money is a tool of exchange; confusing it with value is the error of fools."Thales of Miletus
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and simple needs."Pythagoras
"Money is a necessary tool, but a poor master of one's destiny."Pythagoras
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and great contentment."Epicurus
"Money is necessary for basic needs, but beyond that it brings only trouble."Epicurus
"Wealth is sweet only when paired with wisdom."Epicurus
"The greatest wealth is the poverty of desires."Thales of Miletus
"Money is a necessary evil, not a measure of worth."Thales of Miletus
"Wealth of spirit surpasses wealth of pocket."Thales of Miletus
"Money is a tool, not a master."Thales of Miletus
"Riches are the test of a man's character."Pythagoras
"The pursuit of wealth beyond what is needed is the pursuit of an illusion."Epicurus
"Wealth is not the root of all evil; rather, the craving for wealth without principle is."Confucius
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."Plato
"Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will have no value if we do not use them to make human life better."Plato
"Virtue does not come from money, but money comes from virtue."Socrates
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."Socrates
"Natural wealth is limited and easily acquired; the wealth of empty convention goes on forever."Epicurus
"Wealth is insignificant compared to wisdom and honor."Elrond