Honor Quote by George MacDonald

The possession of wealth confers honor; it is an invidious distinction.

— Thorstein Veblen

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Wealth and property are the servants of body which is the vehicle of soul of which the essence is knowledge and for which there…

— Imam Al-Ghazali

“It is not the possession of money that constitutes wealth, that gives the highest satisfaction, and awakens the consciousness of noble achievement, the assurance…

— Orison Swett Marden

What right have you to take the word wealth, which originally meant well-being, and degrade and narrow it by confining it to certain sorts…

— John Ruskin

Wealth is attended with power, by which bargains and proceedings, contrary to universal righteousness, are supported; and hence oppression, carried on with worldly policy…

— John Woolman

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.

— Horace

Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor…

— Henry David Thoreau

Wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it a way of life.

— Peter M. Haas

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

— Andrew Carnegie

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

— Wilfred Bion

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