Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. Robert Burton
O gold! I still prefer thee unto paper which makes bank credit like a bank of vapour. Lord Byron
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. Charles C. Colton
Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip. Charles C. Colton
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Woody Allen
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped. Calvin Coolidge
Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey; The horse doth with the horseman away. Abraham Cowley
If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give. Tyron Edwards
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet,than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. Epicurus
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. Benjamin Franklin
Nobody was ever meant To remember or invent What he did with every cent. Robert Frost