Character Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“virtue does not spring from riches, but riches and all other human blessings, both private and public, from virtue.”

— Plato

“True wealth is not the abundance of possessions, but the richness of the soul”

— George Stamatis

“As I was to learn, patience and latitude and even humility are, paradoxically, the handmaidens of wealth, because virtue is costly only for those…

— James Lee Burke

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

— Sallust

Your wealth can be stolen, but the precious riches buried deep in your soul cannot.

— Minnie Riperton

It is not earthly riches which make us or our sons happy; for they must either be lost by us in our lifetime, or…

— Saint Augustine

“Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.”

— Lao Tzu

“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

That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches.

— Leonardo da Vinci

A man hath riches. Whence came they, and whither go they? for this is the way to form a judgment of the esteem which…

— John Jortin

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

— Oscar Wilde