W Quotes
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“WEALTH OR PEACE NEVER SATIATES THE BRAIN
THOUGHTS DEMAND THEIR OWN MARKETPLACE
दिमाग़ को सुकूँ ना दौलत ही चाहिए
सोच को अपना अलग बाज़ार चाहिए
DEEMAG KO SUKOON NA DAULAT HI CHAHIYE
MERI SOCH KO APNA ALAG BAAZAAR CHAHIYE”
“Wealth per se I never too much valued, and my acquaintance with its possessors has by no means increased my veneration for it.”
Source: 1778 to 1784
“Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.”
“Wealth requires contrast. Without those who have less, no one can be said to have more.”
“Wealth seldom fails to breed the fear of poverty.”
“Wealth should come like manna from heaven, unearned and uncalled for. Money should be like grace -- a gift. It is not worth sweating and scheming for.”
“Wealth should not be measured by possessions but by the opportunities one creates for others. A prosperous society is built not on the riches of a few, but on the dignity, security, and chances given to the many. True abundance is shared abundance.”
“Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.”
“Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.”
Source: Euripides
“Wealth takes no account of kindness, good sense, beauty, or strength, nor is she concerned about valor, goodness, or eminent qualities. To such people she is hardly a friend, and when she is, that situation usually does
not last long.”
Source: The Book of the Mutability of Fortune (Volume 52)
“Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.”
“Wealth that comes quickly, goeth the same way.”
Source: The Richest Man in Babylon
“Wealth that stays to give enjoyment and satisfaction to its owner comes gradually, because it is a child born of knowledge and persistent purpose.”
Source: The Richest Man in Babylon
“Wealth, the war [WW1], and the phobias, manias, dementias, prejudices and terrors that come from both, were the dominant factors.”
Source: Being geniuses together, 1920-1930
“Wealth to me is knowing due to my actions a stranger's family is fed.”
“Wealth to me is not the money you have in the bank, it’s the capacity of your mind.”
“Wealth to us is not mere material for vainglory but an opportunity for achievement; and poverty we think it no disgrace to acknowledge but a real degredation to make no effort to overcome.”
Source: The History of the Peloponnesian War
“Wealth unused might as well not exist.”
Source: Aesop's fables
“Wealth usually comes from doing what other people find insufferably boring.”
“Wealth wants to be able to do whatever the fuck it wants to...
And it's winning the war.”
Source: Kill or be Killed, Vol. 4
“Wealth was a disguise that had to be continually renewed.”
Source: The Bee Sting
“Wealth was their master and it was the only voice they heeded. Friendships were sacrificed at its behest, principles trampled to protect it. No matter how much they had, it was never enough. They went mad chasing more until they sat lonely atop their hoard, despised and afraid.”
“Wealth will always find a way of escaping from societies without an established system of truth and honesty, into societies that are well established in truth and honesty.”
“Wealth will always find their way out of societies where truth and honesty are not established into the societies where there are principles of honesty and truth.”
“Wealth will come, but first I must serve others.”
“Wealth without alignment with the Purpose of God is a waste.”
“Wealth without real worthiness
Is no good for the neighbourhood;
But their proper mixture
Is the summit of beatitude.”
Source: Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments
“Wealth without thankfulness is nothing more than well-heeled squalor.”
“wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor
but a mixture of both attains the height of happiness”
Source: If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
“Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor
but by mixing both you are on the peak of joy.”
“Wealth won't come before work, first work so wealth can come.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.”
“Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.”
“Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.”
Source: Self-portrait
“Wealth, honors, pleasures, is not so eagerly to be desired as the forgiveness of our sins.”
“Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence and money makes a peer.”
Source: The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe
“Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier.”
“Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.”
“Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn’t make any difference how many dollars you have - at a certain point you only have dollars. You start with finite, you end with finite.”
“Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.”
Source: The Richest Man in Babylon
“Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.”
Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World
“Wealth, position, fame, and even elusive happiness will be mine, eventually, if I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those who reach the top are the ones who are not content with.”
“Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.”
Source: The Life of Reason: Human Understanding
“Wealth, taste and leisure can bring many things but they do not bring happiness.”
“Wealth, women and wine can make anything happen in this world!”
Source: Can Love Happen Twice?
“Wealth--the most excellent of all gods.”
“Wealth: A cunning device of Fate whereby men are made captive, and burdened with responsibilites from which only Death can file their fetters.”
“Wealthier countries have the luxury of entertaining fears the rest of the world cannot afford.”
“Wealthier is healthier.”
“Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.”