Echoes

That 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.

Wealth and honor are what every man desires. But if they have been obtained in violation of moral principles, they must not be kept.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

Virtue is serious business; everything else is farce.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success, for learning; and proper spending, for wealth.

Faith 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.

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.

If you live according to nature, you will never be poor; if you live according to opinion, you will never be rich.

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

He is richest who is content with the least, for contentment is the wealth of nature.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.

But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

The man who dies rich dies disgraced.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

All praise of virtue consists in action.

Such, in my opinion, is the true Gospel concerning Wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the Rich and the Poor, and to bring "Peace on earth, among men Good Will."

Gain all you can, save all you can, give all you can.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.

Go forth in virtue!