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Wealth Quotes

What money builds, and what it costs.

This selection isn't shy about contradiction: one voice describes wealth and poverty living side by side in Mexico with real cordiality, while another credits an entire way of life for producing greater prosperity and comfort, in the vein of Great quotes.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home. Akin is warrior or brave man. Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.

Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

Quotes by Adam Smith

Perhaps concentrated wealth will inspire a nation of innovative problem-solvers. But if the view of many economists is right - that it sometimes discourages innovation - then we should worry.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

Government Quotes

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.

Abraham Lincoln

What is wealth? A dream of fools.

Quotes by Abraham Cahan

The majority of the wealth of human knowledge is owned by a few publishing companies that hoard information and make billions off licensing fees, although most scholarly articles and journals are paid for by taxpayers through government grants.

Quotes by Abby Martin

The wealth of information now available at the click of a finger amazes me.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Great Quotes

I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.

Quotes by Zong Qinghou

When you're an actor, wealth is about choice.

Quotes by Zawe Ashton

It's so hard to shoot wealth. It doesn't show up on film.

Quotes by Zal Batmanglij

Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating a model for growth and sustainability that we can share with the world.

Quotes by Yoshihiko Noda

There must be more rigorous enforcement of rules promoting transparency in the international banking and financial systems, especially more stringent KYC rules on customer identity, source of wealth, and even country of origin.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

Man Quotes

Anybody that lives in America and has parents with a moderate amount of wealth can be spoiled. I see it every day - kids who are just running their parents over to get what they want because kids are smart,...

Quotes by Wyatt Russell

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.

Quotes by Woodrow Wilson

Cutting down a forest for timber adds to GDP, but what we don't record is the loss to our wealth in terms of natural resources.

Quotes by Winnie Byanyima

On my reservation, we had one of the most abundant fisheries in the world and hundreds of thousands of acres of wild rice beds. We've lost a lot of it, but there's still natural wealth that could support our communities.

Quotes by Winona LaDuke

We absolutely have to restrain concentrations of wealth in industry from spoiling the situation for everybody.

Quotes by William Weld

Me Quotes

He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.

Quotes by William Wirt

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "wealth" quotes page explore?
These quotes look at wealth from several angles -- personal observation, economic history, and political opinion. One quote offers a personal observation: "In Mexico, wealth and poverty live next to each other and are cordial with each other - in my experience." For more, see our Money quotes page.
Is there a quote connecting wealth to a particular way of life or system?
Yes -- one quote credits a broader system for prosperity: "History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come more wealth, more industry, more happiness, more human enlightenment than from any other way." It's presented here as that speaker's own view of history. See our Great quotes page for more.
Does this collection include a quote critical of concentrated wealth?
Yes -- one quote frames the labor movement itself as a response to it: "it is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth." This is presented strictly as that speaker's own political opinion, not a fact this page asserts.
Is there a quote warning about wealth inequality?
Yes -- one quote makes the case directly: "If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability." Like the labor-movement quote above, this reflects that speaker's own stated opinion on inequality, not a position this page is taking. Browse more on our Government quotes page.
Where can I find more quotes about money, government, and ambition?
Continue exploring with our Money quotes, Government quotes, Man quotes, and Me quotes pages.

A labor-movement line pushes back against concentrated corporate wealth, and a fourth warns what happens when riches pool among too few. See also Government and Man.