Money Quote by Jean de la Bruyere Download Open image “We all covet wealth, but not its perils.” — Jean de la Bruyere ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Money Peril Wealth
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 Copy Share Image
The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss. — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and… — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart. — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
Wealth is not a hindrance, but rather a help towards attaining a proper standing in a chosen field of activity. I confess that as… — Henryk Sienkiewicz Copy Share Image
Wealth to us is not mere material for vainglory but an opportunity for achievement; and poverty we think it no disgrace to acknowledge but… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions. — Luke the Evangelist Copy Share Image
Wealth acts merely as a kind of mirror to show you human nature at its worst. — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
Wealth per se I never too much valued, and my acquaintance with its possessors has by no means increased my veneration for it. — Fanny Burney Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück, January 13,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only unfaithful. If she is thought faithful, she is perfidious. — Jean De La Bruyere Copy Share Image
What greater weakness can there be than not to know what is the source of one's being, of one's life, of one's senses, of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
How much wit, good-nature, indulgences, how many good offices and civilities, are required among friends to accomplish in some years what a lovely face… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man of variable mind is not one man, but several men in one; he multiplies himself as often as he changes his taste… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr.,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Don't let's lose sight of what creates wealth. It is open markets, it is capitalism. — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return. — Brad Schneider Copy Share Image
If you restore a car, and you're making money, then you're doing it wrong. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Maybe you can,t buy a big house.. A new car.. A huge diamond ring.. But if you have just one true friend who loves… — Cathy Copy Share Image
“Don't allow money to become the yardstick by which you measure the worth of the world around you!” — Andrew James Pritchard Copy Share Image
Academically, I was never that interested. I skipped classes. My biggest dream was to have a coffee shop, but I had no idea how… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
I doubt that we Americans can come to terms with our money neuroses without understanding the more florid pathology of the very rich for… — Philip Slater Copy Share Image
“The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write… — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
