quotations about wealth
Friends mostly test other's prosperity by their own; all wealth is but comparison of wealth.
EDWARD COUNSEL
Maxims
When a fortune comes without calling, it's apt to leave without asking.
GEORGE HORACE LORIMER
Old Gorgon Graham
Failure seems to be regarded as the one unpardonable crime, success as the all-redeeming virtue, the acquisition of wealth as the single worthy aim of life.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
"A Chapter of Erie", North American Review, July 1869
Wealth is not just a matter of money. Wealth is also about power, status, opportunity, identity, and self-image. Wealth confers transformative advantages, while lack of it brings tremendous disadvantages. A family's income reflects educational and occupational achievements, but wealth is needed to solidify these achievements to build a solid foundation of economic security. Wealth is a fundamental pillar of economic security, and without it, hard-won gains are easily lost.
THOMAS M. SHAPIRO
"How Did America's Wealth Inequality Reach This Level of Toxic?", AlterNet, April 11, 2017
It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON
Lacon
If a country is rich but all its wealth is concentrated among a small class of elite billionaires, society as a whole might be miserable.
PHIL TORRES
"We're No. 16! Why Donald Trump's boorish American exceptionalism is so wrong", Salon, January 30, 2016
As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.
CHANAKYA
Vridda-Chanakya
I don't believe in riches, but you should see where I live.
BONO
"God Part II"
Riches are not an end of life but an instrument of life.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit
When markets are flourishing, jobs are plentiful and plenty of opportunities exist for you to add to your wealth, looking after your wealth is relatively simple.
DAWN RIDLER
"How to restructure your investment portfolio as #Zupta destroys SA wealth -- expert tips", Biz News, April 10, 2017
Save your wealth against future calamity. Do not say, "what fear has a rich man of calamity?" Wealth sometimes vanishes away and large accumulations perish.
CHANAKYA
Vridda-Chanakya