Property, money and richness Quotes

Never spend your money before you have it.

He does not possess wealth, it possesses him.

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

Lack of money is the root of all evil

Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime

To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones

Property is the fruit of labor - property is desirable - it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise

When it's a question of money, everybody is of the same religion

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

Contentment is the only real wealth

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain

Things only have the value that we give them