Despise Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

— Antoine Rivarol

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

— Francis Bacon

Wealth does not teach us to transcend the desire for wealth. The possession of many goods does not bring the repose of not desiring…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.

— Cesare Pavese

The only wealth you keep is the wealth that you give away.

— Bo Sanchez

There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not…

— Saint John Chrysostom

Wealth is a monster. It takes a month to learn to control it financially. And many years to learn to control it psychologically.

— John Fowles

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

— Fanny Burney

I don't care about wealth. What seems to be upsetting is institutionalizing the advantages that wealth gives you.

— Jon Stewart

Wealth comes from industry and from the hard experience of human toil. To dissipate it in waste and extravagance is disloyalty to humanity.

— Calvin Coolidge

Wealth comes from knowing what others do not know.

— Aristotle Onassis

It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart.

— S. Truett Cathy