Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Riches, though they may reward virtues, yet they cannot cause them; he is much more noble who deserves a benefit than he who bestows…

— Owen Feltham

“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

“A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.”

— George Washington

“prosperity does not elevate the sage and adversity does not depress him. For he has always made the effort to rely as much as…

— Seneca

“The true value of a person is not in his prosperity but in his simplicity”

— J. Nedumaan

He does not live in vain; who employs his wealth, his thought, and his speech to advance the good of others

— Hindu Proverb

“One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected. As things stand, admiration and respect are…

— Bertrand Russell

“For when he was poor, he had an unpretentious heart, but when he became rich, he became filled with arrogance.”

— Charmaine J Forde

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

— John Wooden

“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

“...a great man who is vicious will only be a great doer of evil, and a rich man who is not liberal will be…

— Miguel Cervantes

“The Don always taught that when a man was generous, he must show the generosity as personal.”

— Mario Puzo