Quotes About Value

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

and the lizard can be caught in oneís hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

What does the worker gain from his toil?

So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?