Quotes about riches

"The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger."

Aleichem, Sholom on riches   

"Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is."

Anouilh, Jean on riches
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"There are two things needed in these days; first, for rich men to find out how poor men live; and second, for poor men to know how rich men work."

Atkinson, Edward on riches   

"Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress."

Bacon, Francis on riches   

"Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life."

Beecher, Henry Ward on riches   

"Have you never been moved by poor men's fidelity, the image of you they form in their simple minds? Why should you always talk of their envy, without understanding that what they ask of you is not so much your worldly goods, as something very hard to define, which they themselves can put no name to; yet at times it consoles their loneliness; a dream of splendor, of magnificence, a tawdry dream, a poor man's dream --and yet God blesses it!"

Bernanos, Georges on riches   

"He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20]"

Bible on riches   

"Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them."

Bonaparte, Napoleon on riches   

"Of all the riches that we hug, of all the pleasures we enjoy, we can carry no more out of this world than out of a dream."

Bonnell, John S. on riches   

"Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them."

Bruyere, Jean De La on riches   

"A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles."

Burton, Sir Richard on riches   

"This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community --the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves."

Carnegie, Andrew on riches   

"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."

Chesterton, Gilbert K. on riches   

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"Among the very rich you will never find a really generous man, even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egoistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it."

Chesterton, Gilbert K. on riches
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"Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men."

Colton, Charles Caleb on riches   

"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

Diogenes of Sinope on riches   

"Man was born to be rich, or grow rich by use of his faculties, by the union of thought with nature. Property is an intellectual production. The game requires coolness, right reasoning, promptness, and patience in the players."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on riches   

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different."

Fitzgerald, F. Scott on riches   

"Real riches are the riches possessed inside."

Forbes, B. C. on riches   

"If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with to the other world?"

Franklin, Benjamin on riches
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"He who multiplies riches, multiplies cares."

Franklin, Benjamin on riches   

"Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion."

Franklin, Benjamin on riches
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"Riches enlarge rather than satisfy appetites."

Fuller, Thomas on riches   

"Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied."

Galbraith, John Kenneth on riches   

"The jests of the rich are ever successful."

Goldsmith, Oliver on riches   

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"There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men."

Graham, Billy on riches   

"Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss."

Gregory, Dick on riches   

"The rich were dull and they drank too much or they played too much backgammon. They were dull and they were repetitious. He remembered poor Julian and his romantic awe of them and how he had started a story once that began, The very rich are different from you and me. And how someone had said to Julian, Yes, they have more money."

Hemingway, Ernest on riches   

"A sumptuous dwelling the rich man hath. And dainty is his repast; but remember that luxury's prodigal hand keeps the furnace of toil in blast."

Hewitt, Mary Elizabeth on riches   

"Think and grow rich."

Hill, Napoleon on riches   

"It is better to live rich, than to die rich."

Johnson, Samuel on riches   

"One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich."

Johnson, Samuel on riches   

"It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in want of money. It is clear, they have not value for what they spend."

Johnson, Samuel on riches   

"Riches are chiefly good because they give us time."

Lamb, Charles on riches   

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"The bottom line is in heaven."

Land, Edwin H. on riches   

"He who is contented is rich."

Lao-Tzu on riches
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"He who knows he has enough is rich."

Lao-Tzu on riches   

"Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a human being presents a more difficult problem. The rich might wish to experience feelings of affection, but it is almost impossible to chip away the enamel of their narcissism. They take up all the space in all the mirrors in the house. Their children, who represent the most present and therefore the most annoying claim on their attention, usually receive the brunt of their irritation."

Lapham, Lewis H. on riches   

"A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn't enough merely to make money. He feels obliged to hold views, to espouse causes and elect Presidents, to explain to a trembling world how and why the world went wrong. The spectacle is nearly always comic."

Lapham, Lewis H. on riches   

"So our Lord God commonly gave riches to those gross asses to whom he vouchsafed nothing else."

Luther, Martin on riches
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