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Wealth Quotes - Page 17

The insolence of wealth will creep out.

In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 316 (18 April 1778)

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

Martial (1871). “The Epigrams of Martial”, p.549

It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, "Annales", XXIV. 22, (pp. 864-867), 1922.

Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.

Leonardo Da Vinci (2015). “Thoughts on Art and Life: "Behind the Genius"”, p.83, eKitap Projesi

Exchange value forms the substance of money, and exchange value is wealth.

"Grundrisse". Book by Karl Marx, Notebook II, The Chapter on Money, p. 141, 1857-1858.

A man is rich whose income is larger than his expenses, and he is poor if his expenses are greater than his income.

"Les Caractères". Book by Jean de La Bruyère. 'Of The Gifts of Fortune,' #49, 1688.

Concentrate on poverty and you will be poor.

James K. Van Fleet (1987). “Hidden Power: How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.102, Penguin

We have somehow deluded ourselves into thinking that wealth is wisdom

"This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time" by Harry Leslie Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2013.

We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.

Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.335, David C Cook