Money & Business Sayings

40 sayings found from the Ancient era from 18 authors

He who is content with what he has, is rich.

— Laozi 6th century BCE (approx)
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Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more precious?

— Laozi 6th century BCE (approx)
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One should not accumulate wealth beyond one's needs.

— Mahavira circa 5th-6th century BCE
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Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance, and be ready to let it go.

— Marcus Aurelius c. 161-180 AD
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The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come.

— Mencius c. 4th-3rd century BCE
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

— Seneca c. 65 AD
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To be rich is not to have much, but to desire little.

— Seneca c. 65 AD
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What is a good man but one who struggles with fortune?

— Seneca c. 65 AD
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Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested.

— Seneca c. 49 AD
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The greatest wealth is health.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th century BCE
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One day you will realize that a mind that is always peaceful and content is the greatest wealth that you can ever possess.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th century BCE
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Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

— Sun Tzu c. 5th century BC
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Fortune favors the bold.

— Virgil 29–19 BCE
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The greatest wealth is health.

— Virgil 29 BCE
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The true king does not seek to expand his territory, but to enrich his people.

— Xunzi c. 3rd century BCE
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The greatest misfortune is to lose one's integrity.

— Xunzi c. 3rd century BCE
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The gentleman understands what is moral. The petty man understands what is profitable.

— Xunzi approx. 300 BCE
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The gentleman uses his wealth to spread virtue; the petty man uses his wealth to spread his body.

— Xunzi approx. 300 BCE
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The way to become a gentleman is like refining gold - the more you forge it, the purer it becomes.

— Xunzi approx. 300 BCE
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Whoso makes the poor joyful, him Ahura Mazda will make joyful.

— Zoroaster c. 6th century BCE
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