Be ever active in the management of the economy, because the root of wealth is economic activity; inactivity brings material distress.
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending, just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants, and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations.
Leonardo da Vinci·1500That is not riches, which may be lost; virtue is our true good and the true reward of its possessor. That cannot be lost; that never deserts us, but when life leaves us. As to property and external riches, hold them with trembling; they often leave their possessor in contempt, and mocked at for having lost them.
Siddhartha GautamaFaith is the best wealth for a man in this world. Righteousness when well practised brings happiness. Truth is the sweetest of flavours. They say the life of one living by wisdom is the best.
Confucius·-500 ADWealth and honor are what every man desires. But if they have been obtained in violation of moral principles, they must not be kept.
