Timeless Wisdom on Wealth and Money
No one has ever eaten a better meal than that earned by the work of his own hands.”
— Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)“Wealth is not in having many possessions, but in being content.”
— Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)“Lawful wealth is a good companion if it is in the hands of a righteous person.”
— Hadith (Ahmad ibn Hanbal)“In your wealth, there is a right for the needy.”
— Qur’an, Adh-Dhariyat 51:19“Zakat is the purifier of wealth; give it so your wealth may be cleansed.”
— Imam Ali (RA)“True wealth is abandoning desire.”
— Buddha“It is not what you earn that elevates you, but what you share.”
— Mahabharata“A man should regard virtue as wealth, not money.”
— Chanakya (Kautilya)“The less you own, the richer you are.”
— Mahatma Gandhi“Do not be a slave to money; be its master.”
— Sri Ramakrishna“Wealth does not bring happiness; but boundless desire brings misery.”
— Lao Tzu“If you want to test a man's character, give him money.”
— Confucius“You become rich not by increasing possessions but by reducing needs.”
— Lao Tzu“Master your money, or it will master you.”
— Chinese Proverb“Wealth without virtue becomes a burden.”
— Mencius“Money is a good servant but a bad master.”
— Francis Bacon“People believe money can buy everything; but not time, health, or friendship.”
— Attributed to Socrates“True wealth is to have just enough.”
— Plato“He is rich not who has the most, but who needs the least.”
— Diogenes“The value of money is only understood in its absence.”
— Adam Smith“Owning money is not the problem; the problem is when money owns you.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau“People lose their health to make money, then spend that money to regain health.”
— Voltaire
“No wealth is greater than contentment.”
— Cicero“Wealth is measured by inner peace, not a bank balance.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you want to go, but you must be the driver.”
— Ayn Rand
