If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. — Benjamin Franklin
Someone who can hold on to his money is worth more than the one who earns it. — Yiddish Proverbs
It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket. — Miguel de Cervantes
The wise woman patterns her life on the theory and practice of modern banking. She never gives her love, but only lends it on the best security and at the highest rate of interest. — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root. — Robert Burns
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. — John Churton Collins
A prudent person profits from personal experience, a wise one from the experience of others. — Joseph Collins
Short Wise Money Quotes
Never spend your money before you have earned it. — Thomas Jefferson
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others. — Maimonides
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish. — Aeschylus
Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern its acquisition. — George S. Clason
Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience. — P. T. Barnum
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. — Aesop
A wise man turns chance into good fortune. — Thomas Fuller
A fool dreams of wealth; a wise man, of happiness. — Turkish Proverbs
He who hasn’t money, shouldn’t go to the market. — Hungarian Proverbs
Do not correct a fool or he will hate you. Correct a wise man and he will appreciate you.
Wise Spending Money Quotes
Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money. — Voltaire
I’m serious about it, and I want to spend my money wise. I’m not going to throw away any money. — Giannis Antetokounmpo
When you spend your money on yourself, you do it wisely. When you spend your money on others, you minimize cost. When you spend others' money on yourself, there is waste. The worst is spending others' money on others. That's why the state is never efficient. — Javier Milei
To make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends too much money, that he is misunderstood or that he is different; none of this is necessarily complimentary, but it will flatter him infinitely more that merely telling him that he is brilliant, or noble, or wise, or good. — Helen Rowland
In the past we entrusted money to the government sector and the government sector simply did not spend the money wisely. And that is why we need reforms, but the government sector is not being reformed. — George W. Bush
Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.
If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer. — Dick Cavett
Today, professional football is about profit and making money. But it's not about how much money you spend, it's about how wisely you spend it. — John Riggins
I do have limits on my money. I like calling my mom to ask, "Can I have that?" Because I know I can be spending my money more wisely. — Miley Cyrus
You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don’t spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won’t get higher student outcomes. — Andreas Schleicher
Wise Quotes
Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself — Rumi
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. — Charles Spurgeon
A very wise quote is a spectacular waterfall! When you see it, you feel its power! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions. — Claude Levi-Strauss
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Albert Einstein
A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her. — Helen Rowland
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything. — African Proverbs
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind. — Albert Schweitzer
Wise Old Quotes
You can't be old and wise, if you were never young and crazy. — Chris Brown
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too. — Luther Standing Bear
Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings. — Carl Sandburg
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late — Benjamin Franklin
Seamen three! what men be ye?
Gotham's three Wise Men we be.
Whither in your bowl so free?
To rake the moon from out the sea.
The bowl goes trim. The moon doth shine,
And our ballast is old wine. — Thomas Love Peacock
The harvest moon has no innocence, like the slim quarter moon of a spring twilight, nor has it the silver penny brilliance of the moon that looks down upon the resorts of summer time. Wise, ripe, and portly, like an old Bacchus, it waxes night after night. — Donald C. Peattie
A famously wise old man in a village was once asked how he came by his wisdom. "I got it from my good judgment," he answered. And where did his good judgment come from? "I got it from my bad judgment." — Sydney J. Harris
There was a wise old owl who sat in a tree
The less he spoke the more he heard
The more he heard the less he spoke
Why can't we be like that wise old owl in the tree?
Speech must die to serve that which is spoken. — Paul Ricoeur
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard. — Luther Standing Bear
Almighty Father! let thy lowly child,
Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,--
A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled.
Let him live usefully, and not die old! — Ebenezer Elliott
When Money Speaks Quotes
All too often, when people don't know where they are, have jet lag, don't speak the language, and can't figure out the money or maintain intestinal regularity, they get hostile. — Mary-Lou Weisman
There's no point putting your heart and soul into a part when you know in advance it isn't worth the trouble. I'm not speaking as a dedicated actress. Enthusiasm and hard work are requisites for any job a person undertakes. I tried working just for money once and it made me almost physically ill. — Lizabeth Scott
When we gather for worship, whether with a handful in a storefront chapel or with thousands in St. Peter's Square, we perform a drama with different parts-speaking and singing and praying and giving money and baptizing and eating bread and drinking wine-all for the delight of God. — David Jeremiah
When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else. — Joe Murray
You learn about yourself when you're collecting art. You learn what you're capable of. After all, we're not speaking about pennies-we're speaking about vast sums of money. I do it on my own back without advice, so I've got the confidence to do it. — Laurence Graff
When economists speak of money, they neglect that all money and credit is debt. That is the essence of bookkeeping and accounting. There are always two sides to the balance sheet. And one party’s money or savings is another party — Michael Hudson
In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music - you know Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards - they didn't get any money at first. They were all broke. — Iggy Pop
My worst holiday was in Athens when I was a young drama student at Rada in 1965. I ran out of money. I had my things stolen and I wasn't able to speak a word of the language. — Stephanie Beacham
When you let money speak for you, it drowns out anything else you meant to say. — Mignon McLaughlin
What Is Money Quotes
Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving. — Warren Buffett
In my world, a woman was the most powerful thing that I knew. Still is. A woman made the money in my house; a woman made my food. A woman beat my ass when I wasn't a good kid. Women were behind a lot of what spurred South Africa toward democracy. — Trevor Noah
Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart. — Joni Mitchell
Power is not brute force and money; power is in your spirit. Power is in your soul. It is what your ancestors, your old people gave you. Power is in the earth; it is in your relationship to the earth. — Winona LaDuke
If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house, what kind of fancy car do I have? - over the long term, I think, you get bored. I think your life becomes diminished. The way to live a full life is to think: What can I do for others? — Barack Obama
What I don't like about the music industry is everything. It's very Satanic, people are evil, they talk about money, they talk about things that don't really matter, and they brainwash everybody. — Hopsin
What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. — Bob Dylan
If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be 'Citizens United.' I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. The 'unquality' things are what cost money. — Phil Crosby
Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear. — Hippocrates
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay. — Dalai Lama
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. — Plato
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. — Proverbs
A wise quote can only change a wise man! Therefore, wise sayings are for the wise men, not for the fools! The sunflowers turn their face toward the Sun, the fools, toward the darkness! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them. — Friedrich Nietzsche
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. — Socrates
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man. — Malcolm X
Wise Guy Quotes
Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party. — Joan Crawford
Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back — Buddhadasa
Our target market is recreational bettors, but that doesn't mean we expel the wise guys. A big bet for us is maybe $10,000. — Calvin Ayre
Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys? — Robert Cormier
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. — William Arthur Ward
Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy. — Grenville Kleiser
There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor. — Steve Buscemi
When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great. — Don Rickles
In the 1950s and 1960s, the heroes were the long-term investors; today the heroes are the wise guys. — Michael Steinhardt
The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred by Guy Finley is a very wise book, filled with inspiration to help you dramatically improve your life. I highly recommend it. — Daniel Amen
Wise People Quotes
There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself. — Laurell K. Hamilton
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. — Ronald Reagan
Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes. — Ajahn Brahm
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. — Bill Nye
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. — Charles Bukowski
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. — Hesiod
When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
I believe that if people would learn to use LSD's vision-inducing capability more wisely, under suitable conditions, in medical practice and in conjunction with meditation, then in the future this problem child could become a wonderchild. — Albert Hofmann
Wise Wisdom Quotes
Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. — Ibn Taymiyyah
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ? — Gene Wilder
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. — Al-Shafi‘i
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned" — Al-Ghazali
We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right. — Ravi Zacharias
Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him — Ali ibn Abi Talib
The real work is in the Heart:
Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake,
Then it needs no Friend. — Rabia Basri
Put aside your pride,
Set down your arrogance,
And remember your grave. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. — Grantland Rice
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different. — C. S. Lewis
Wise Person Quotes
To be free from bondage the wise person must practise discrimination between One-Self and the ego-self.
By that alone you will become full of joy, recognising Self as Pure Being, Consciousness and Bliss. — Adi Shankara
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. — Proverbs
Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right. — Lao Tzu
If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be. — Dale Carnegie
Anyone can find fault. It is the wise person who finds that which encourages another in the turmoils and strifes of the day. — Edgar Cayce
It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes. — John C. Maxwell
If we grow wiser and more learned in our intercourse with wise and learned persons, how much more will we gain in our inner life by communing with God in prayer. — Huldrych Zwingli
One cannot choose wisely for a life unless he dares to listen to himself, his own self, at each moment of his life. — Abraham Maslow
The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness — Esther Hicks
When a pure devotee or spiritual master speak, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System. — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life. — Jim Rohn
... a bad attitude, that the love of money is the root of all evil and the rich are evil and greedy and all that stuff. It’s basically socialism and communism. — Robert Kiyosaki
If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money. — Simone Weil
Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none. — Richard DeVos
With money in your pocket, you are wise, handsome and you sing well too. — Yiddish Proverbs
What the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable and just way of divesting themselves of their overabundance. — Clarence Jordan
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. — William Penn
We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules. — Buzzie Bavasi
Money. It's a good servant but a bad master. — Gretchen Rubin
My duration's infinite, money-wise or physiology. — Nas
Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy. — Napoleon Hill
I think that money is the root of all evil. I've seen it happen. — Kato Kaelin
In marriage do thou be wise; prefer the person before money; virtue before beauty; the mind before the body. — William Penn
Do not value money for any more nor any less than its worth; it is a good servant but a bad master. — Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Being popular is the most important thing in the world! — Homer
There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering." When a wise man has realised this, he takes no pleasure, as a disciple of the Buddhas, even in the pleasures of heaven. Instead he takes pleasure in the elimination of craving. — Buddha
Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty. — Leo Rosten
It is a wise man who lives with money in the bank, it is a fool who dies that way. — Proverbs
A fool and his money are soon invited everywhere. — Warren Buffett
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money. — Confucius
I feel like after Money in the Bank in Phoenix, I almost took a nose dive, career-wise. I couldn't get the reigns on it, but I feel like I finally got the reigns on my career again, and that happens in entertainment. — Bret Hart
I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn't have it. — Hedy Lamarr
If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird. — Yiddish Proverbs
A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. — Jonathan Swift
Money makes the world go round. — John Kander
I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never. — J. K. Rowling
Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate. — Andrew Carnegie
With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too. — Jewish Proverbs
No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have all of tomorrow. Success depends upon using it wisely by planning and setting priorities. The fact is, time is worth more than money, and by killing time we are killing our own chances for success. — Denis Waitley
Behold, the fool saith, "Put not all thine eggs in the one basket" - which is but a matter of saying, "Scatter your money and your attention"; but the wise man saith, "Pull all your eggs in the one basket and - WATCH THAT BASKET." - Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar — Mark Twain
There's a unique thing about the UK, where you give a very generous foreign aid budget to support globally, which is spent wisely. We partner with the government here to make sure that that money is spent well. — Bill Gates
Some champions of ever-greater governmental power and spending invent the theory that the taxpayers, left to themselves, spend the money they have earned very foolishly, on all sorts of trivialities and rubbish, and that only the bureaucrats, by first seizing it from them, will know how to spend it wisely. — Henry Hazlitt
Money is a tool that can either fix or damage your life. Use it wisely. — Ziad K. Abdelnour
The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile. — Woodrow Wilson
One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area. — Anthea Turner
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