Avarice Quote by Sarah Josepha Hale

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

— Aristotle

Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become…

— Walter E. Williams

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.

— Andrew Carnegie

Man acquires wealth in proportion as he puts his labor to better account.

— Frederic Bastiat

Though avarice will prevent a man from being necessitously poor, it generally makes him too timorous to be wealthy.

— Thomas Paine

A successful economy depends on the proliferation of the rich, on creating a large class of risk-taking men who are willing to shun the…

— George Gilder

Wealth comes from the production and exchange of goods and services. If someone efficiently produces a good that many people willingly trade their money…

— Sheldon Richman

“A crucial part of the modern capitalist economy was the emergence of a new ethic, according to which profits ought to be reinvested in…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“The portentous development of our present economic system, leading to a mighty accumulation of social wealth in the hands of privileged minorities and to…

— Rudolf Rocker

Man himself is the beginning and the end of every economy,

— Carl Menger

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

Why is one man richer than another? Because he is more industrious, more persevering and more sagacious.

— John Ruskin