George Bernard Shaw Quotes About Wealth

• We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  Candida (1898) act 1

• If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Money, Business, Saving

• Lack of money is the root of of all evil.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Money, Roots, Greatest Wealth

• Perhaps you know some well-off families who do not seem to suffer from their riches. They do not overeat themselves; they find occupations to keep themselves in health; they do not worry about their position; they put their money into safe investments and are content with a low rate of interest; and they bring up their children to live simply and do useful work. But this means that they do not live like rich people at all, and might therefore just as well have ordinary incomes.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Children, Mean, People

• Our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Firsts, Wealth, Poor

  "Major Barbara".

• Money is the counter that enables life to be lived socially; it is life as truly as sovereigns and banknotes are money.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Money, Wealth

• The only way in which a nation can make itself wealthy and prosperous is by good housekeeping: that is, by providing for its wants in the order of their importance, and allowing no money to be wasted on whims and luxuries until necessities have been thoroughly served.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Order, Luxury, Want

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