Quotes about Money

The Puritans were obsessed with the dangers of wealth.

It's time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process - and the process toward wealth and freedom. 'Freedom from Bad Debt' can get you started.

John D. Rockefeller apparently became more of a tightwad the richer he got. I don't know if it is true, but one story I read was about one of his sons having to wear his older sister's clothes in order to save money.

I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern. I was weaned on a shortage mentality and placed in foster homes largely because there simply wasn't enough money to take care of the most basic of needs.

If PM-Kisan is implemented well, it will leave some money in the hands of poor farmers.

Something's very wrong with a nation that would rather spend money on war than take care of its children.

They kept playing until Gervaso had won more than five thousand dollars and quit because he was drawing too much attention.

The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money. Many have thought, "I want to live for God but I also want to earn enough money to live comfortably and retire someday." Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives. Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and money

Self-worth and net worth are not the same.

God says there is a direct relationship between how I use my money and the quality of my spiritual life. How I manage my money ("worldly wealth") determines how much God can trust me with spiritual blessings ("true riches").

The only business in the world bigger than gambling is religion...but gambling is not nearly so corrupt.

As God-appointed managers, we acknowledge that our money (and the skills God gave us to earn money) is the Lord's, and our first question is, Lord, how can I use this in a way that pleases You? If we ask that question often enough, we may change some of our spending habits, and we might devote more of our resources to the things that matter most to God.