quotations about wealth
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
Once more, in the matter of wealth: if thou throw thine all on a chance,
Men will come around thee, and wait, and watch the turning of the wheel;
And if, in the lottery of life, thou draw a splendid prize,
What foresight hadst thou, and skill! yea, what enterprize and wisdom!
But, if it fall out against thee, and thou fail in thy perilous endeavour,
Behold, the simple did sow, and hath reaped the right harvest of his folly.
And the world will be gladly excused, nor will reach out a finger to help;
For why should this speculative dullard be a whirlpool to all around him?
Go to, let him sink by himself: we knew what the end of it would be.
For the man hath missed his mark, and his fellows look no further.
MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER
Proverbial Philosophy
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
Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils but cannot wear them plausibly.
JEAN COCTEAU
Les Enfants Terribles
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
Riches are not an end of life but an instrument of life.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit
Money does make you happy after all, says a new paper published by the UK government. "An individual's level of personal well-being is strongly related to the level of wealth of the household in which they live," says the report, which was designed to measure the relationship between wealth and happiness in the U.K. population. The key here is the word household--personal levels of wealth were found to be much less important than the general level in your home.... Buying new shoes and cars, taking vacations, or spending in general might not cheer you up at all, but having enough money to live on can ease anxiety, and let you stop worrying enough to enjoy your life, even if that money isn't your own. It's a surprising result, but it makes a lot of sense, too.
CHARLIE SORREL
"Money Will Make You Happy, Because Life Without Money Is Really Hard", Fast Company, January 20, 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"
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
It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON
Lacon