Quotes About Wealth

William Perkins said, "The end of a man's calling is not to gather riches for himself…but to serve God in the serving of man, and in the seeking the good of all men.

We are inclined, that is, to see movie stars as more talented than aspiring movie stars and to think that the richest people in the world must also be the smartest.

Obviously it can be a mistake to assign brilliance in proportion to wealth. We cannot see a person's potential, only his or her results, so we often misjudge people by thinking that the results must reflect the person.

A FEW YEARS AGO a man won the Spanish national lottery with a ticket that ended in the number 48. Proud of his "accomplishment," he revealed the theory that brought him the riches. "I dreamed of the number 7 for seven straight nights," he said, "and 7 times 7 is 48.

If work really were such a good thing, then the rich would surely have found a way to keep it for themselves. HAITIAN PROVERB

He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.

He who wishes to be rich within a day, will be hanged within a year.

That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us. Hold property and external riches with fear; they often leave their possessor scorned and mocked at for having lost them.

Colui che più possiede, è colui che più ha paura di perdere.

Probably no country has ever had as large a shift in the distribution of wealth [as what we've seen in the U.S. in the last 30 years] without having gone through a revolution or losing a major war.

Of course it is,' said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; 'there's a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is– "The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.

They have money and position and Ann has none.It's amazing how often you can be right as long as you have those two things working in your favor.

That clan always had deep pockets and shorrrt arrrms.

just a pied-à-terre that he uses for business entertaining, but it's tastefully done in wall-to-wall money. And the colors are smart—in a ghastly way. I've used Eggplant, Spinach, and Overripe Melon.

I only know that a wise man once said three hundred years ago that money is like muck; it doesn't do any good unless you spread it around.

France] may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant.

Greed builds a barrier that keeps us from becoming content with what God has given.

If your treasure is on earth, your heart will be on earth also, and therefore material things will rule you.

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money" (Matthew 6:24).

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:19-21)

Only the rich can stand for office.

Pompeya contaba con vino, cereales, lana, metalistería, aceite de oliva, un ambiente de pujante prosperidad y diez atalayas estratégicas empotradas en la muralla de la ciudad. —¡Es un lugar que se propone durar!— exclamé y fue uno de mis comentarios más sagaces.

being a math genius doesn't necessarily translate to financial gain. Lots of geniuses die poor.

It's a popular trick among the streetwise to appear richer than they are.