Quotes About Wealth

My views on wealth redistribution were shaped largely by knowledge elites who earned their living by words and ideas--professors, writers, and movement leaders. Like most of the broadminded clergy I knew, I reasoned out of modern naturalistic premises, employing biblical narratives narrowly and selectively as I found them useful politically. The saving Grace of God on the cross was not in my mix of life changing ideas.

There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections and riches of the mind.

Aristocracy of the Moneybag.

To a shower of gold most things are penetrable.

Always moreover where the Millions are wretched, there are the Thousands straitened, unhappy; only the Units can flourish; or say rather, be ruined the last.

new-got gold is said to burn the pockets till it be cast forth into circulation, much more may new truth.

No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.

for it happens that books are the only article of property in which I am richer than my neighbors.

Gold that buys health can never be ill spent.

Having wealth is damaging to the pursuit of the kingdom because the very having does something to one's inner life, one's very ability to love God for his own goodness and others in and for him.

I don't go near the money and the money doesn't go near me.

At my lowest point, I was nearly $700,000 in debt.

Southampton is for sporting rich; Bridgehampton is for nearly rich; East Hampton is for the very rich.

As for our garments, my Mother did not only delight to see us neat and cleanly, fine and gay, but rich and costly: maintaining us to the heighth of her estate, but not beyond it.

My focus is not necessarily about money as much as people think.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to think about money as little as possible.

I have got gold secure all the time so income tax people will not be able to take the gold from my neck!

Big girls need big diamonds.

I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock.

I have far less than what people think, but far more than I need.

Luxury has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me. I would define it as something that isn't needed but improves your life.

I don't care about having a fancy car. I don't have a lot of the wants and needs that a lot of people have where I would need to make a $1 million a fight.