Quotes about Wealth

Money takes our minds off God.

Greed is an unreasonable or all-absorbing desire to acquire things or wealth. One test of greed is that it is never satisfied. Greed is repeatedly condemned in the Bible.

There are two ways of being rich—have a lot, or want very little. The latter way is the easier for most.

There are those who have made their fortunes on other people's misfortune. The Bible never promised that life would be fair.

Many young people are building their lives on the rock of materialism. I find across the country a deep economic discontent among people in every walk of life.

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.

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

Then very few persons have any idea of the large number of applications for help that rich people are constantly being flooded with.

But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.

I have had a 'real' job for only four years of my life, which means I only collected a traditional paycheck for that very short period of time.

The trained mind is a rich mind.

Even Fortune herself has had an adverse fortune.