Money Quote by Peter L. Bernstein

“[The] utility resulting from any small increase in wealth will be inversely proportionate to the quantity of goods previously possessed.”

— Peter L. Bernstein

“The incremental value of wealth declines as we become richer. Yet people keep on accumulating it. They think that more is better. Hence, when…

— Awdhesh Singh

The art of wealth-getting which consists in household management, on the one hand, has a limit; the unlimited acquisition of wealth is not its…

— Aristotle

Inequalities of wealth lead to a dispersion in wealth for all.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate”

— Frank Herbert

Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

— Aristotle

“The lasting sweetness of the wealth obtained is directly proportional to the honesty of its source. Dishonest wealth does not last.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Happiness is always one more purchase away, one more promotion away, one more investment away, but numerous studies show that once a person’s basic…

— Francesca Martínez

“When people can afford necessities in life, an increase in income dones not result in a significantly happier life.”

— Richard Wiseman

It is much more difficult to recede from a scale of expenditure once adopted than it is to extend the accustomed scale in response…

— Thorstein Veblen

“Power and wealth increase in direct proportion to a man's distance from the material objects from which wealth and power are ultimately derived.”

— Aldous Huxley

“False riches accumulate more easily than true wealth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo