Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich Napoleon Bonaparte quotes We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse. Anne Sophie Swetchine quotes Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want. Jonathan Swift quotes It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune... Samuel Smiles quotes To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not. Akhenaton quotes If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor; if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich. Seneca quotes The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. Seneca quotes He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. Socrates quotes No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare quotes The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life. Theodore Roosevelt quotes |