Quotes About Wealth

I am the spectre of an unfortunate man whom you locked up in the dungeons of the Château d'If. When this spectre finally emerged from its tomb, God put on it the mask of the Count of Monte Cristo and showered it with diamonds and gold so that you should not recognize it until today.

So Dantès, who three months earlier had wanted nothing except freedom, felt already not free enough, but wanted wealth. It was not the fault of Dantès, but of God who, while limiting the power of man, has created in him infinite desires!

Every day he spoke of the immensity of the treasure, explaining to Dantes all the good a man could do for his friends in our modern times with such a fortune. At those moments Dantes' face would darken, for he thought of how much harm a man could do to his enemies in our modern times with such a fortune.

To no class of persons is the presentation of a gratuitous opera-box more acceptable than to the wealthy millionaire, who still hugs economy while boasting of carrying a king's ransom in his waistcoat pocket.

The reign of Mazarin is over, but that of the financiers is begun. They have the money; your majesty will not often see much of it. To live under the paw of these hungry wolves is hard for a man who reckoned upon independence.

Un capitaliste chagrin est comme les comètes, il présage toujours quelque grand malheur au monde.

Ma foi," said Danglars, "it would not be a bad speculation

Thus Dantes, who but three months before had no desire but liberty, had now not liberty enough and panted for wealth. The cause was not in Dantes but in Providence who, whilst limiting the power of man, has filled him with boundless desires.

Danglars was one of those men born with a pen behind the ear, and an inkstand in place of a heart.

Ainsi Dantès, qui, il y a trois mois, n'aspirait qu'à la liberté, n'avait déjà plus assez de la liberté et aspirait à la richesse; la faute n'en était pas à Dantès, mais à Dieu, qui, en bornant la puissance de l'homme, lui a fait des désirs infinis!

My resolve is unwavering. But seek, Monsieur, and you will find: alas, every rich man has more than enough of poverty to pass by on his road through life!

23. La isla de Montecristo

vous autres, qui tenez le pouvoir, vous n'avez que les moyens que donne l'argent ; nous autres, qui l'attendons, nous avons ceux que donne le dévouement.

Danaro e santita, Meta della meta.

Melancholy in a capitalist, like the appearance of a comet, presages some misfortune to the

Tre mesi prima aspirava solo alla libertà e ora già non gli bastava, voleva la ricchezza; non era colpa sua, ma di Dio, che ha concesso all'uomo possibilità limitate ma desideri infiniti.

a morar entre los hombres y tomar en la sociedad el rango, la influencia y el poder que dan en este mundo las riquezas, la principal y más fuerte palanca de que puede disponer la criatura humana.

You who are in power have only the means that money produces—we who are in expectation, have those which devotion prompts.

You are without a doubt a remarkable man,' Danglars said. 'And whatever philosophers say, it's marvellous to be rich.

Je suis venu à Paris avec quatre écus dans ma poche, et je me serais battu avec quiconque m'aurait dit que je n'étais pas en état d'acheter le Louvre.

Nada mas natural que el insensato que ignora su locura pretenda realizar cosas superiores a su poder. El débil habla de los grandes pesos que levanta; el tímido, de los gigantes que ha vencido; el pobre, de los tesoros que maneja; el más humilde campesino se llama Júpiter.

Conozco el precio del oro pero también el precio de la sangre; y en este momento la sangre es para nosotros más cara que el oro.

I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken a stronger hold on the affections of men.

The pursuit of wealth generally diverts men of great talents and of great passions from the pursuit of power, and it very frequently happens that a man does not undertake to direct the fortune of the State until he has discovered his incompetence to conduct his own affairs.