Top 100 Money & Wealth Creation Quotes of All Time

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Welcome to a collection of wisdom and inspiration dedicated to the pursuit of prosperity and financial abundance. In this compilation titled '100 Money & Wealth Creation Quotes of All Time,' we explore the thoughts and insights of great minds on the subjects of money, wealth, and the art of creating abundance. From renowned thinkers to successful entrepreneurs, these quotes offer a diverse range of perspectives on the significance of financial well-being, the principles of wealth creation, and the paths to prosperity. Whether you're seeking motivation for your financial journey, looking to reshape your relationship with money, or simply seeking nuggets of wisdom to uplift your aspirations, this compilation is designed to spark your thoughts and ignite your determination. Join us as we delve into the timeless words that illuminate the path towards a more prosperous and fulfilling life.


"When money realizes that it is in good hands, it wants to stay and multiply in those hands."
"When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars."
"The money you make is a symbol of the value you create."
"Even the smallest shift in perspective can bring about the greatest healing."
"Success in life depends upon happiness, and happiness is found in no other way than through SERVICE that is rendered in a spirit of love."
"You are as wealthy as you are certain."
"Jews believe that people are creators, not consumers. The role of humans is to improve and perfect God's creations through work, creation, and innovation."
"It's not about judging you, it's about changing your point of view."
"Wealth is violent and uneasy to acquire, don't blow yourself by rushing. You won't find, you will only get lost on your way to find and you won't find it, Reserve yourself and wealth will find you."
"It's important to know what you want to accomplish with your investments before you actually invest."
"Trust me, I get it - there is so much to absorb in the crypto space, but I'm here to help you along the way."
"Becoming a successful investor in future should be effortless when you understand and let the market do the work for you."
"Money is a very dangerous thing, you have to get know how to look after it or else you will loose it with ease and remember how you would've it in hard times."
"A stock (pile) of money doesn't make you any richer than it makes exchange easier."
"Entrepreneurs should always aim to play the long game. Instant gratification cannot build a legacy."
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."
"Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shuts down for ten years."
"Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much."
"The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last dollar went."
"It doesn’t matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You’re still left alone with yourself in the end."
"Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery."
"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."
"It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy."
"I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages."
"Making money is a common sense. It’s not rocket science. But unfortunately, when it comes to money, common sense is uncommon."
"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
"Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man."
"It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money."
"The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you."
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."
"Money is like muck—not good unless it be spread."
"It's not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It's the customer who pays the wages."
"Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W’s you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it."
"If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting."
"I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy."
"Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed."
"They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price."
"I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died."
"If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed."
"When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money."
"Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame."
"The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money."
"He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more; He who loses faith, loses all."
"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."
"To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art."
"Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience."
"Never spend your money before you have earned it."
"The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind."
"Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus."
"Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it."
"When I had money everyone called me brother."
"Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time."
"Earn with your mind, not your time."
"Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn."
"I pity that man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth shall starve in the process."
"Money often costs too much."
"If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money."
"A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart."
"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 filling a vacuum, it makes one."
"Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options."
"A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some."
"Money isn't everything…but it ranks right up there with oxygen."
"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you."
"Don't tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I'll tell you what they are."
"It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating."
"Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing."
"Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning."
"If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."
"Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
"Every time you borrow money, you're robbing your future self."
"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else."
"Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success – and success is in direct proportion to our service."
"The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient."
"Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferraris – I wanted the independence. I desperately wanted it."
"Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we’d want to get involved."
"If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know & start charging for it."
"If you want to get rich, remember that the way to do it is via equity, not salary."
"No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself."
"There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money."
"It’s simple arithmetic: “Your income can grow only to the extent you do."
"Wealth does not make people happy, but positive increases in wealth may."
"99% of all problems can be solved by money — and for the other 1% there's alcohol."
"Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy."
"If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn’t be in stocks."
"The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention."
"It’s amazing how fast later comes when you buy now."
"Remember that the only purpose of money is to get you what you want, so think hard about what you value and put it above money."
"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."
"A sign of wealth: No longer needing an alarm clock to wake up."
"Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry."
"The four most expensive words in the English language are, ‘This time it’s different."
"Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant."
"Money grows on the tree of persistence."
"The more you learn, the more you earn."
"I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer."
"Try to save something while your salary is small; it’s impossible to save after you begin to earn more."
"Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it."
"Stop buying things you don’t need, to impress people you don’t even like."
"Money moves from those who do not manage it to those who do."