Don’t make money your goal. Unknown (Submitted by the Wisdom Quotes Community), Money doesn’t change people. Jack Dorsey (Twitter), It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake. Benjamin Franklin, The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt. ”Fortune sides with him who dares.”- Virgil, 11. Benjamin Franklin, Don’t let your mouth write no check that your tail can’t cash. But the lust for money is bad. Thomas Edison, I’m hard working, frugal, steadfast, willing to learn and to build a credible name. You can't win until you do this.” – Dave Ramsey, 24. “I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. Money now comes to me from unexpected sources. Jonathan Nolan, The way to become rich is to make money, not to save it. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. My thing is about being inspired. 1. Most of us know what to do, but we just don’t do it. Michael Bloomberg, The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others. I like to stay at nice hotels but I’m not a flashy chick. Dave Ramsey, My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. If your finances are in a funk, there's nothing like a good money quote to inspire you to earn more, save plenty, and share the wealth with those you can help. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” – Norman Vincent Peale, 56. Poor people want to be rich. Li Ka Shing, America owes 80% of it’s economic growth today to new inventions. Alan Watts, Don’t go broke trying to go rich. The impact of money in our lives cannot be denied. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each. ”It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” – Robert Kiyosaki, 21. Chris Brogan, You have to be myopic and completely focused and unbalanced in every way. Ray Dalio, To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Benjamin Franklin, Making money isn’t the backbone of our guiding purpose; making money is the by-product of our guiding purpose. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Donald Trump, Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services. People make people happy. Larry Ellison (Oracle), Whatever money is, it’s just a method of keeping score now. Forrest Mars, Jr. Money is just a consequence. Love is. Shannon L. Alder, If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. If this is evil, make the most of it. You don’t get rich saving money… Missing opportunities is what costs people money. Broke people stay broke by living like they are rich. Henry Ford Click to tweet, In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money. Michelle Obama, Find people who will make you better. I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them. Maya Angelou, Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” – Ayn Rand, 54. Bob Dylan Click to tweet, When I had money everyone called me brother. Satchel Paige, The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship. Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard), ‘Perfect’ is the enemy of ‘good enough’. Before you criticize, wait. --Benjamin Franklin, I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. ”Wealth is largely the result of habit.” – John Jacob Astor, 28. We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior. Bette Davis, The goal isn’t more money. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving” – Amy Carmichael, 76. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. ”Many people are afraid to fail, so they don’t try. Jacqueline Mars (American candy company Mars), We are each other’s destiny. Warren Buffett Click to tweet, Never depend on single income. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money. Guy Kawasaki, Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. These humorous quotes can add some levity to an otherwise serious topic while still teaching important financial lessons. Make sure you don’t give it to someone that’s cheap. “My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.” – Errol Flynn, 65. It’s the very essence of successful investing.” – JP Getty, 19. “Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shuts down for ten years.” – Warren Buffett, 28. Gertrude Stein Change Always About Same Say Cassius Longinus, Love is worth so much more than money. Before you die, give.” – William Arthur Ward, 27. Henry Miller, In a heart filled with gratitude, there is no room for discontentment. Li Ka Shing (Hong Kong investor and philanthropist), Invest now, before it’s too late. Ellen DeGeneres, I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. Jack Ma (Alibaba), What I love doing is creating things I can be proud of, and if you create things that you can be proud of, the byproduct of that can be that you become a millionaire or you become a billionaire, because people like what you’ve created. That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'. Karl Marx, There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise. --Eleanor Roosevelt, The four most expensive words in the English language are, ‘This time it’s different.’ --Sir John Templeton, I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Oprah Winfrey, Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. Whenever money becomes primary, you are on treacherous ground. But they are calculated risks. Martin Luther King Jr, It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. --Jack Benny, Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. “Civilized society is insane. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. ”It’s not your salary that makes your rich; it’s your spending habits.” – Charles A Jaffe, 39. I don’t have that type of richness. “Wealth, after all, is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more.” – Charles Caleb Colton, 44. Pearl S. Buck, True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense. Thumbs up. Today, the tables have turned. Michelle Obama Click to tweet, Money flows into my life from all directions. That’s not just a catchy slogan. Judy Garland, Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go. So my tip is: save now or pay later. Bernard Arnault (LVMH), I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. Yes, that’s real generosity, real love, real inspiration, that’s what it is. Michael Bloomberg, A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets.