A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the… — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
“To will is to put your emotion into your desire. Simply wanting is not desire, it is merely an undirected thought with… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
Put yourself in the shoes of one of these oligarchs who has been given a gift of $10 billion. Russia is in… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Thanks to the central bank, most ‘monetary experts’ and ‘leading macro-economists’ can, by putting them on the payroll, be turned into government… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
“More than anything else, the welfare states of the mid-20th century established the profound indecency of defining civic status as a function… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
There's just no accounting for happiness, or the way it turns up like a prodigal who comes back to the dust at… — Jane Kenyon Copy Share Image
When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper currency, its volume is limited only by… — John Buchanan Robinson Copy Share Image
How can the physique be braced if no fresh breath from the outer world is suffered to permeate the languid, enervating air… — Harriot Kezia Hunt Copy Share Image
A perfect life can't be found in wealth , because riches can be taken away. Not in popularity for popular people can… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
With all thy getting, get understanding, is the banner under which these Forbes editorials have appeared since the first issue of the… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
“..the family motto, after all, is 'To Have and To Hold'. We were always a warrior breed, but we don't fight solely… — Stephanie Laurens Copy Share Image
There's only one honest way to measure affluence; that's by comparing the capability of producing goods and services with the desire of… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
“People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
“Man is born rich, but almost everywhere is poor. It is to the elucidation of this paradox that many of the finest… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
Imagine what would happen if the government were to take the wealth of 200,000 of India's richest people and redistribute it amongst… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Competition is the most promising means to achieve and secure prosperity. It alone enables people in their role of consumer to gain… — Ludwig Erhard Copy Share Image
The only way government bureaucrats know of keeping prosperity going is to inflate some more - to increase the deficit or to… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
One thing I've learned is that preschool teachers really have seen it all - and they can be a wealth of information!… — Eva Amurri Copy Share Image
Ever since I managed with guaranteed contracts and all the media, you know, you can get distracted by fame and fortune. Your… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
When you have a pile of bills that you have no idea how you are going to pay, you cannot focus on… — Rhonda Byrne Copy Share Image
Our light-speed, globally connected economy has led to the rise of a new super-elite that consists, to a notable degree, of first-… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners,… — Hassanal Bolkiah Copy Share Image
Your prosperity and happiness will ultimately be determined by the enrichment you create for others in this world. If whatever you are… — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Out of the collapse… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Great wealth may be to its owner a blessing or a curse. Alas! I fear it is too often the latter. It… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
When you help someone through a health issue, positively impact someone's personal wealth, or take a sincere interest in their children, you… — Keith Ferrazzi Copy Share Image
Paul observed, We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out (1 Timothy 6:7). He was… — David Berg Copy Share Image
The greatest asset of man is man. The wealth of any man is dependent upon the wealth of every other man. Abundance… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
“There are many things wealth cannot buy, and most of those are enumerated by philosophers who have never woken wondering if this… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material wealth invite the risks of capital and… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
What have wealth or grandeur to do with happiness?" Grandeur has but little," said Elinor, "but wealth has much to do with… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom suggests the primary motivator for entrepreneurs is money or wealth creation and, in fact, much of the political debate tends… — Chip Conley Copy Share Image
Your future is still before you. Your land is a vast storehouse of mineral and agricultural wealth awaiting further development for the… — Charles E. Wilson Copy Share Image
“If you don’t want to regret your life later, then begin to invest your time, begin to measure your life. Measure your… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I continually find it necessary to guard against that natural love of wealth and grandeur which prompts us always, when we come… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty… — Derek Barton Copy Share Image
“But, alas, this wealth, instead of blessing the race, has been the means of enslaving it. The few have come in possession… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
