Benjamin Franklin viewed money as a tool for industry, virtue, and societal good, emphasizing industry, frugality, saving, and wise use, famously stating, "A penny saved is a penny earned," while also cautioning that money itself doesn't guarantee happiness, warning against greed ("the more a man has, the more he wants"), and highlighting its power through saving and investment ("Money is of a prolific generating Nature").
And as for money—Don't you remember the old saying, “Enough is as good as a feast?” Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one.
“Haste makes Waste.” “Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices.” “It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.” “Wish not so much to live long as to live well.”
Famous quotes about money emphasize wisdom, frugality, and perspective, with popular ones including Will Rogers's observation that "Too many people spend money they earned...to buy things they don't want..to impress people that they don't like," and Benjamin Franklin's "A penny saved is a penny earned," highlighting that true wealth is about having few wants, not many possessions, and that money is a tool to be controlled, not a master, according to Epictetus and Francis Bacon, respectively.
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. —I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.
Benjamin Franklin's most famous line is, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," a witty observation from a 1789 letter about the new U.S. Constitution, though the concept existed before him. Another well-known quote, often attributed to him, is, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety".
Famous quotes on the rich and poor explore themes of inequality, perspective, and true wealth, highlighting contrasts like "When the rich rob the poor it's called business. When the poor fight back it's called violence" (Mark Twain) or "The greatest wealth is to live content with little" (Epictetus). They often question materialism, noting, "There are people who have money and there are people who are rich" (Coco Chanel), and discuss societal responsibility, as seen in "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich" (John F. Kennedy).
Any person ... will reflect, that money is only valuable while in circulation, [and] any device which will keep the government revenues, in constant circulation, instead of being locked up in idleness, is no inconsiderable advantage.
"If thou wilt lend this money... lend it rather to thine enemy, who, if he break, thou mayst with better face exact the penalty." Shakespeare takes the don't-lend-to-friends advice a step further, recommending instead that you lend to enemies.
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. A fool and his money are soon parted. Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. JUSTICE.
There's no single "most famous" quote, but top contenders often include Shakespeare's "To be, or not to be: that is the question," Neil Armstrong's "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," and famous lines from Martin Luther King Jr. ("I have a dream") or the Bible ("The truth will set you free"), alongside universally recognized proverbs like Lao Tzu's "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
In the early days of the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin suggested a Latin motto for use by the burgeoning American Revolutionaries: exitus in dubio est.
Let's look at some of their financial quotes to see how well they hold up today. Thomas Jefferson: “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” Jefferson's advice is still relevant today. Not living within your means leads to debt and financial insecurity, a lesson Jefferson learned too late in his life.
Benjamin Franklin's most famous quotes often center on thrift, diligence, and practical wisdom, with "A penny saved is a penny earned" being arguably his most recognized, emphasizing saving money, though "Well done is better than well said" (action over words) and his famous quip from a letter, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," are also extremely popular.
Other famous Franklin quotes are well-documented. In “Advice To A Young Tradesman,” Franklin writes that, “Remember that time is money.”
Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.
The best money quotes emphasize financial wisdom, focusing on value, saving, investing in oneself, and aligning spending with priorities, with famous lines like Warren Buffett's, "Price is what you pay; value is what you get," Will Rogers's, "Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don't want..to impress people that they don't like," and Benjamin Franklin's, "A penny saved is a penny earned," as found on Forbes and Shopify. Other gems include Dave Ramsey's "Financial peace isn't the absence of money; it's the absence of worry," and Maya Angelou's advice to pursue passions, not just wealth.
We believe in money without borders.
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus.
Only one president graced currency while not only alive, but in office. This individual was President Calvin Coolidge, who, with George Washington, commemorated the 150th Anniversary of America's Independence in 1926.
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Bob Marley had several famous quotes about money, emphasizing that true richness comes from life, not possessions, and that money itself doesn't guarantee happiness, with one notable quote being: "Possession make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever." Another popular one, often attributed to him, is: "Some people are so poor, all they have is money," highlighting the idea that material wealth doesn't equate to inner wealth, and.
being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be. It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the time. We like to read about rich people in the newspapers; the papers know it, and they do their best to keep this appetite liberally fed.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. . . ." "it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free."