Diminish Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wouldst thou multiply thy riches? diminish them wisely; or wouldst thou make thy estate entire? divide it charitably. Seeds that are scattered increase; but,…

— Francis Quarles

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

— Dave Ramsey

Riches are oftener an impediment than a stimulus to action; and in many cases they are quite as much a misfortune as a blessing.

— Samuel Smiles

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to…

— Terence

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them…

— Jean Cocteau

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.

— Dick Gregory

The law of diminishing returns means that even the most beneficial prinicple will become harmful if carried far enough.

— Thomas Sowell

When you begin to think and grow rich, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with…

— Napoleon Hill

Riches are of no value in themselves; their use is discovered only in that which they procure.

— Samuel Johnson

Riches begin in the form of thought.

— Napoleon Hill

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Riches are of little avail in many of the calamities to which mankind are liable.

— Miguel de Cervantes