Quotes About Wealth

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laws cannot prevent extravagance; and this perhaps is not always an evil to the public. A shilling spent idly by a fool may be picked up by a wiser person, who knows better what to do with it; it is, therefore, not lost.

A little house well filled, a little field well tilled, and a little wife well willed, are great riches.

Buy what thou hast no Need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries.

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting, and men for punch forsake hewing and splitting.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.

Early morning hath gold in its mouth.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man happy wealthy and wise.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; "Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith."

There are three great friends an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it.

I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

Contentment makes poor men rich, Discontent makes rich men poor.

The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the be.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.