Riches Quotes

Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving - and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it - and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

We do not want riches, we want peace and love.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

Kosovo is a small country but it also has a lot of riches that were granted to us by God.

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

America does not fight for land, glory or riches.

Riches cover a multitude of woes.

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.