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Wealth Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes…
- It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.
- Nothing makes us better understand what trifling things Providence thinks He bestows on men in granting them wealth, money, dignities, and other advantages, than the…
- Let us not envy a certain class of men for their enormous riches; they have paid such an equivalent for them that it would not…
- Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one.
- A man is rich whose income is larger than his expenses, and he is poor if his expenses are greater than his income.
More Wealth Quotes
- The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. — Marcus Aurelius
- A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. — Jane Austen
- The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions. — Charles Babbage
- Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. — Roger Babson
- It would be fun to have someone in the White House who has worked in the private sector... and someone who understands… — Michele Bachmann
- Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring… — Walter Bagehot
- Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James A. Baldwin
- I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of… — Roger Nash Baldwin
- Those who spend too fast never grow rich. — Honore de Balzac
- Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have. — Ernie Banks
- The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and… — Henry Adams
- I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I… — Drew Barrymore