Advantage Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“The pursuit of wealth generally diverts men of great talents and of great passions from the pursuit of power, and it very frequently happens…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around…

— Anonymous

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.

— Horace

“This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or…

— Andrew Carnegie

“What is really desired, under the name of riches, is, essentially, power over men; in its simplest sense, the power of obtaining for own…

— John Ruskin

The absence of effective State, and, especially, national, restraint upon unfair money-getting has tended to create a small class of enormously wealthy and economically…

— Theodore Roosevelt

One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.

— Miguel de Cervantes

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

If there were one who lived wholly without the use of money, the State itself would hesitate to demand it of him. But the…

— Henry David Thoreau

The man of wealth [should] consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer…

— Andrew Carnegie

“Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth - the man who would make his own fortune no matter…

— Ayn Rand

“One of the foundations of our American civilization is equality of opportunity, which presupposes the right of each man to enjoy the fruits of…

— Andrew Mellon