Quotes about Wealth
He was a friendly but sad figure. People said of him: 'A rich man who is not proud. A fortunate man who does not look happy.
— Victor Hugo
An opulent priest is a contradiction.
— Victor Hugo
To be wicked does not insure prosperity.
— Victor Hugo
He asked himself... whether it was not outrageous for society to treat thus precisely those of its members who were the least well endowed in the division of goods made by chance, and consequently the most deserving of consideration.
— Victor Hugo
Poor? What does that matter? When poverty creeps in at the door, love flies in through the window.
— Oscar Wilde
When love turns into dust, money becomes the substitution.
— DH Lawrence
Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius [of] our scientists.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
THE FIRST SECRET of self-made millionaires is simple: Dream Big Dreams!
— Brian Tracy
We can always find something to give. The joy of giving does not spring from the availability of dispensable resources. True richness is defined not in how much you have but how much you can give! Meaning, fulfillment and happiness come from making a difference and giving happiness to others.
— Brian Tracy
Remember the stories you used to write? About that billionaire. You made fun of his fingers! Woo-hooo. 'Short-fingered vulgarian,' you called him.
— Candace Bushnell
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Men hold two views of what happiness consists in, viz, having, and doing. To possess much, or to do some great thing, constitutes the sum of human blessedness according to popular theory.
— G Campbell Morgan