Money Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

— Henry Ward Beecher

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

— Henry Ward Beecher

The human soul is God's treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.

— Henry Ward Beecher

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Wealth in activity--capital with all its friction--is far safer than invested wealth lying dead.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Rich men are to bear the infirmities of the poor, and wise are to bear the mistakes of the ignorant.

— Henry Ward Beecher

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is in the heart that makes…

— Henry Ward Beecher

A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations,…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Money in the hands of one or two men is like a dungheap in a barnyard. So long as it lies in…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Wealth held by a class and used ambitiously becomes as despotic as an absolute monarchy, and has in its hands manners, customs,…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Let parents who hate their offspring rear them to hate labor, and to inherit riches; and before long they will be stung…

— Henry Ward Beecher

A person can no more make money suddenly and largely, and be unharmed by it, than one could suddenly grow from a…

— Henry Ward Beecher

A man's ledger does not tell what he is, or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it. Just as long as there is the…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Rich men are to bear the infirmities of the poor. Wise men are to bear the mistakes of the ignorant. Strong men…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Many men want wealth,--not a competence alone, but a live-story competence. Everything subserves this; and religion they would like as a sort…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Men do not avail themselves of the riches of God's grace. They love to nurse their cares, and seem as uneasy without…

— Henry Ward Beecher

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

— Henry Ward Beecher

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he…

— Henry Ward Beecher

The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness.

— Henry Ward Beecher

The monkey is an organized sarcasm upon the human race.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

— Henry Ward Beecher

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

— Henry Ward Beecher

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

— Henry Ward Beecher

When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of…

— Henry Ward Beecher

No man can tell if he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a…

— Henry Ward Beecher

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it.

— Henry Ward Beecher