Quotes related to Ecclesiastes 5:10
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
— Mark Twain
Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, and over these ideals they dispute, but they all worship money.
— Mark Twain
Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his oar I would have stayed.
— Mark Twain
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese.
— LM Montgomery
He is much to be dreaded who stands in dread of poverty.
— Publilius Syrus
The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.
— Martin Luther
The vanity and insatiability of the human heart are unspeakable. What a man has does not please him; what he does not have, that he yearns for.
— Martin Luther
The greedy misuse the world by striving to acquire it.
— Martin Luther
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
— Hebrews 13:5
An old jeep, so nobody will say I'm driving a BMW anymore. I couldn't stand that BMW, ha ha ha! BMW make pure trouble!
— Bob Marley
And now, I am dying beyond my means.
— Oscar Wilde
A year of contentment is worth more than ten of prosperity.
— Matshona Dhliwayo