Despise Riches Quotes

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

— Fanny Burney

Believe not much them that seem to despise riches, for they despise them that despair of them.

— Francis Bacon

“To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, surely, must be more beneficial to mankind.”

— Frances Burney

Those that say they despise riches are saints or liars.

— Austin O'Malley

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.

— Charles Caleb Colton