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  We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.

  Louis D. Brandeis

  Wisdom, Country, Power

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• Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Time, Community

  "Wealth," North American Review, June 1889

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• To attract money, you must focus on wealth. It is impossible to bring more money into your life when you are noticing you do not have enough, because that means you are thinking thoughts that you do not have enough.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Positive, Wisdom, Money

  Rhonda Byrne (2008). “The Secret”, p.111, Simon and Schuster

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• I was born into wealth and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there like food or air.

  David Rockefeller

  Air, Born

  1990 In Merchants and Masterpieces,WETATV broadcast, 31 Dec.

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• Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.

  Ben Jonson

  Home, Joy, Barns

  Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.132

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• Infinite riches in a little room.

  Christopher Marlowe

  Littles, Riches, Rooms

  'The Jew of Malta' (c.1592) act 1, sc. 1

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• It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous

  Livy

  Moments, Easy, Fortune

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, "Annales", XXIV. 22, (pp. 864-867), 1922.

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• Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Different, Rich, Let Me

  "The Rich Boy" (1926)

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• Never spend your money before you have earned it.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Money, Debt Free, Owing A Debt

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  It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Fitness, Real

  "Spiritual Wealth Management: The Abundance Bible and Prosperity Manifesto". Book by George S. Mentz (p. 114), September 1, 2012.

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• You had to see yourself poor and think of yourself as being poor, or you never would have been poor.

  Al Koran

  Thinking, Poor, Think Of You

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• Wealth is power. With wealth many things are possible.

  George S. Clason

  Money, Richest Man In Babylon

  George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.19, Lulu.com

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• I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

  Emma Goldman

  Life, Valentines Day, Nature

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• For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

  Richard Branson

  Jobs, Mean, Responsibility

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Money, Philosophy, Stones

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.24, Nayika Publishing

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• ...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.

  Kofi Annan

  Time, Rights, Humanity

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• We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

  Winston Churchill

  Sad, Consumerism, Curse

  Sir Winston Churchill, Jack Fishman (1974). “If I lived my life again”, W.H. Allen

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• The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Political, Politics, Poverty

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.236, Simon and Schuster

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• The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Philosophical, Forever, Keep Moving Forward

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• A penny saved is a penny earned.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Funny, Inspiring, Money

  Benjamin Franklin (2016). “Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: new annotated edition”, p.34, MarcoPolo

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• Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Inspirational, Motivational, Death

  "What Hemingway Would Think of the Internet", July 2, 2011.

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• Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Money, Views

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.19, Prabhat Prakashan

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• So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings goes but to build up great fortunes, to increase luxury and make sharper the contrast between the House of Have and the House of Want, progress is not real and cannot be permanent.

  Henry George

  Real, Luxury, Long

  Henry George (2006). “Progress and Poverty”, p.12, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Wealth is not in making money, but in making the man while he is making money.

  Roger Wicker

  Men, Making Money, He Man

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• Concentrate on poverty and you will be poor.

  James Van Fleet

  Poverty, Poor

  James K. Van Fleet (1987). “Hidden Power: How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.102, Penguin

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