Contempt Quote by Plutarch

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the…

— Plutarch

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the…

— Plutarch

Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.

— Sallust

Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them. A true friend is one soul in two bodies

— Aristotle

Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit.

— Leo Tolstoy

God delights in providing His people with material gain and comfort, although prosperity can pose a threat to spiritual well-being.

— Max Anders

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

— Tacitus

Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels that he is finding his place in it while really it is finding its place…

— C. S. Lewis

“True prosperity is the inward consciousness of spiritual opulence, wholeness, completeness; the consciousness of oneness with the very Source of abundance, Infinite Supply; the…

— Orison Swett Marden

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

— Muhammad

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

The passion of acquiring riches in order to support a vain expense corrupts the purest souls.

— Francois Fenelon