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Accumulation of wealth8 quotes
Cash rules everything around me
C. R. E. A. M., get the money
Dollar dollar bill, y'all — Wu-Tang Clan · 1994Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. — Jesus · 60How much is enough? — Bud Fox · 1987The more money an American accumulates the less interesting he himself becomes. — Gore Vidal · 1972All 8 quotes →Money3 quotes
Cash rules everything around me
C. R. E. A. M., get the money
Dollar dollar bill, y'all — Wu-Tang Clan · 1994Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755How much is enough? — Bud Fox · 1987Wealth2 quotes
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. — Jesus · 60Downsides of wealth1 quote
The more money an American accumulates the less interesting he himself becomes. — Gore Vidal · 1972Enjoying life1 quote
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Impermanence1 quote
The withered primrose by the mourning river,
The faded summer’s sun from weeping fountains,
The light-blown bubble vanished for ever,
The molten snow upon the naked mountains,
Are emblems that the treasures we up-lay
Soon wither, vanish, fade, and melt away. — Edmund Bolton · 1600Love of money1 quote
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. — Jesus · 60Sermon on the Mount1 quote
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. — Jesus · 60The ephemeral1 quote
The withered primrose by the mourning river,
The faded summer’s sun from weeping fountains,
The light-blown bubble vanished for ever,
The molten snow upon the naked mountains,
Are emblems that the treasures we up-lay
Soon wither, vanish, fade, and melt away. — Edmund Bolton · 1600The only constant is change1 quote
The withered primrose by the mourning river,
The faded summer’s sun from weeping fountains,
The light-blown bubble vanished for ever,
The molten snow upon the naked mountains,
Are emblems that the treasures we up-lay
Soon wither, vanish, fade, and melt away. — Edmund Bolton · 1600