Money Quotes - Page 31

The Bible does not say money is the root of all evil; it says the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. A poor man who, in his heart, worships the idea of being rich is more vulnerable to its evils than a rich man who has a heart to use it all for the Lord.

That the social life of human beings is subject to definite limitations; that it is governed by a set of laws that are comparable with those of Nature; these are notions that are unknown to the etatist. For the etatist, everything is a question of Macht - power, force, might. And his conception of Macht is crudely materialistic.

The wisdom of God and the knowledge of His spiritual principles are accessible to the sons of God

Try not to say "I have" unless it’s not bought by the money. If materialism is a blessing would have not been sold out in streets

Whoever decides to hate others has chosen to walk alone.

We no longer live life. We consume it.

Employment leaves you distracted

Life is a totality of time

Naive inflationism demands an increase in the quantity of money without suspecting that this will diminish the purchasing power of the money.

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.

Money is the root of all evil.' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn't it be, 'A wise man and his money are soon parted'? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the first place? I know some fools who have a lot of money, but they won't tell me how they got it, and I won't tell them.

Time spent effectively can be compensated

The rich don't know when they will die, but the world's poor don't know when they will live

For the most expensive way to realize an orgasm, men open their wallets. For the cheapest, they close their eyes.

Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.

Forget hard work, use Cosmic Ordering.

I'm one of those who doesn't think there is much differencebetween an atomic scientist and a man who cleans the crappersexcept for the luck of the draw - parents with enough money to point you toward a moregenerous death.of course, some come through brilliantly, butthere are thousands, millions of others, bottled up, keptfrom even the most minute chance to realize their potential.

Money will never be as precious as this one life we live.

In India, we have a saying: 'Always look down, never look up," he said. "When you are trying to determine where you stand in life, don't look upward at the rich people, the people with everything. Look downward at the people who have nothing, those begging on the street, those living in the slums. There's no end to looking up and feeling badly. And if you try to spit upward it only falls down upon your own face. Only by looking down do you understand your dharma.

Of course (said Oryx), having a money value was no substitute for love. Every child should have love, every person should have it. . . . but love was undependable, it came and then it went, so it was good to have a money value, because then at least those who wanted to make a profit from you would make sure you were fed enough and not damaged too much. Also there were many who had neither love nor a money value, and having one of these things was better than having nothing.

Combine your calling with your passion to achieve great results

If you are possessed by the desire to be useful for God on this earth, He will honor you, you will prosper and your life will be a testimony of success

Know you will win and you will win!

The only people remembered in history are the ones that dedicate their lives to service and purpose

The most important condition necessary for our success is to have a sincere love for God

See God in everyone regardless of who or where they are

From our immersion in scarcity arise the habits of scarcity. From the scarcity of time arises the habit of hurrying. From the scarcity of money comes the habit of greed. From the scarcity of attention comes the habit of showing off. From the scarcity of meaningful labor comes the habit of laziness. From the scarcity of unconditional acceptance comes the habit of manipulation.

money has no essence. It's not "really" anything; therefore, its nature has always been and presumably always will be a matter of political conten­tion.

If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.

Let us now leave the example of the isolated State and turn our attention to the international movements that arise from a fall in the value of money due to an increase in its amount. Here, again, the process is the same. There is no increase in the available stock of goods; only its distribution is altered. The country in which the new mines are situated and the countries that deal directly with it have their position bettered by the fact that they are still able to buy commodities from other countries at the old lower prices at a time when depreciation at home has already occurred. Those countries that are the last to be reached by the new stream of money are those which must ultimately bear the cost of the increased welfare of the other countries.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

This was the argument put forward during the War when the expenditure on the army and navy had to be met; and this was the argument put forward in Germany and Austria after the War when a part of the population had to be provided with cheap food, the losses on the operation of the railways and other public undertakings met, and reparations payments made. The assistance of inflation is invoked whenever a government is unwilling to increase taxation or unable to raise a loan; that is the truth of the matter.

When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.

Success without a successor is a failure

Don't let your past dictate your future,

What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don’t need to make smart decisions—if they can get rich making dumb decisions?

You are at liberty to develop yourself when you are self employed

You need to see time correctly for you not to waste your life

There are those who have made their fortunes on other people’s misfortune. The Bible never promised that life would be fair.

We have to dedicate ourselves to a holy way of life, to justice, honesty and loyalty

Fuck all your feelings cause business is business, it's strictly financial.

Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth.

Become great through the currency of time

Reconsider your life and see how you can make things work for yourself

There is no new knowledge, it already exists in the universe.

Riches will come when you follow Cosmic Ordering.

Mommy we're not going to be poor again are we? "Not as long as you have that rare blood type."

If men could be bought like clothes at an outlet, only then would women always get what they bargained for.

The function of money is to facilitate the business of the market by acting as a common medium of exchange.

Be organized in maximizing time

You cannot understand God without understanding people

The money… will talk?' said Mr Spools carefully.'Imps,' said Moist. 'They're only a sort of intelligent spell. They don't even have to have a shape. We'll print them on the higher denominations.

Conversion is the key to maintaining wealth

If you don't have a whole lot of unsatisfied people, the economy stops dead, doesn't it?

Part of our problem with debt is that we have confused needs with wants. Yesterday’s luxuries are today’s necessities.

The man who is receiving the money is getting rich and the guy who is giving the money is getting poorer

Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable? One symbol, indeed, has obscured all others--the minted round of metal. And one may safely say that, of all the ages since a coin first became the symbol of power, ours is that in which it yields to the majority of its possessors the poorest return in heart's contentment.

If we can acquire an attitude of self-belief, then we will surely determine our future actions and our future life opportunities.

I don't see money as evil or good: how can illusion be evil or good? But I don't see heroin or meth as evil or good, either. Which is more addictive & debilitating, money or meth? Attachment to illusion makes you illusion, makes you not real. Attachment to illusion is called idolatry, called addiction.

God does not need our money. He owns everything, including “our” money. What He wants [us] to discover is where our central focus of worship lies. Is that focus on God or our money?