Riches Quotes

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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress. — Francis Bacon
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. — Gamaliel Bailey
Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men? — Natalie Clifford Barney
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
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a… — Akhenaton
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. — Jean de la Bruyere
Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits. — Edmund Burke
A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles. — Richard Burton
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase,… — Robert Burton
A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections and riches of the mind. — Thomas Carlyle
If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying. — Dale Carnegie
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly… — Muhammad Ali
I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our… — Red Cloud
Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. — William Cobbett
Never look at the visible supply; always look at the limitless riches in the formless substance and know that they are coming to you as… — Wallace D. Wattles
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants. — Joseph Brotherton
In the same way that we today think that the slave trade and colonial exploitation were inhuman and inconceivably bestial ways of acquiring riches, there… — Erik Dammann
Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them. — Nachman of Breslov

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