Living Quote by Hindu Proverb

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

— Samuel Johnson

No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the…

— Samuel Johnson

“For the wise man does not consider himself unworthy of any gifts from Fortune’s hands: he does not love wealth but he would rather…

— Seneca

Being of no power to make his wishes good: His promises fly so beyond his state That what he speaks is all in debt;…

— William Shakespeare

There speaks the man of truly noble ways, Who will not listen to the words of praise. In modesty averse, and with deaf ears,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall.

— Laozi

Goods and possessions are no gain in his eyes. He stays far from wealth and honor. Long life is no ground for joy, nor…

— Zhuangzi

“Wealth had not corrupted him. What he’d chosen to do with his wealth corrupted him. First he insulated himself from ordinary human experience, and…

— Dean Koontz

“His ambition was not to become wealthy or to be well known, an image which society for some reason dictates each individual should prescribe…

— Andrew James Pritchard

He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of…

— Horace

Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him).…

— Zhuangzi

He is not seeking a powerful people to represent Him. Rather, He looks for all those who are weak, foolish, despised, and written off:…

— Graham Cooke