Wealth Quotes - Page 3
God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.
Simone Weil (2009). “Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)”, p.24, Routledge
The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society.
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.121, A&C Black
Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.120, SCM Press
Theodore Roosevelt (1908). “The Roosevelt Policy: Speeches, Letters and State Papers, Relating to Corporate Wealth and Closely Allied Topics, of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States”
Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer.
"23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism". Book by Ha-Joon Chang, 2010.
The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth - it's about the redistribution of time.
"Microserfs". Book by Douglas Coupland, June 1995.
"Madame Sarah". Book by Cornelia Otis Skinner, p. xvi, 1966.
Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.
Alfred Marshall, Mary Paley Marshall (1888). “The Economics of Industry”