|

|

Advertisements

Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes

An attitude to life which seeks fulfilment in thesingle-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into thisworld, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while theenvironment in which it is placed is strictly limited Picture Quote #1

Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It’s about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production Picture Quote #1

I’m convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in a world dominated by the People’s Republic. China is simply inexorable in its pursuit of wealth, growth and power. It cares little about human rights, democracy, labor protections, fair trade rules or the environment. It is relentless in advancing its national interests Picture Quote #1

The collapse of the Tower of Babel is perhaps the central urban myth. It is certainly the most disquieting. In Babylon, the great city that fascinated and horrified the Biblical writers, people of different races and languages, drawn together in pursuit of wealth, tried for the first time to live together - and failed Picture Quote #1

Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness Picture Quote #1

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order Picture Quote #1

How should we begin to make amends for raising a generation obsessed with the pursuit of material wealth and indifferent to so much else? Picture Quote #1

It is proved by surveys that happiness does not come from love, wealth, or power but the pursuit of attainable goals Picture Quote #1

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery Picture Quote #1

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin Picture Quote #1

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth Picture Quote #1

This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery Picture Quote #1

You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it’s gained you take no pleasure in it Picture Quote #1

Almost all men are over anxious. No sooner do they enter the world than they lose that taste for natural and simple pleasures so remarkable in early life. Every hour do they ask themselves what progress they have made in the pursuit of wealth or honor and on they go as their fathers went before them till weary and sick at heart they look back with a sigh of regret to the golden time of their childhood Picture Quote #1

If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations Picture Quote #1

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

An attitude to life which seeks fulfilment in thesingle-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into thisworld, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while theenvironment in which it is placed is strictly limited. (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It’s about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) I’m convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in a world dominated by the People’s Republic. China is simply inexorable in its pursuit of wealth, growth and power. It cares little about human rights, democracy, labor protections, fair trade rules or the environment. It is relentless in advancing its national interests (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) The collapse of the Tower of Babel is perhaps the central urban myth. It is certainly the most disquieting. In Babylon, the great city that fascinated and horrified the Biblical writers, people of different races and languages, drawn together in pursuit of wealth, tried for the first time to live together - and failed (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) How should we begin to make amends for raising a generation obsessed with the pursuit of material wealth and indifferent to so much else? (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) It is proved by surveys that happiness does not come from love, wealth, or power but the pursuit of attainable goals (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it’s gained you take no pleasure in it (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) Almost all men are over anxious. No sooner do they enter the world than they lose that taste for natural and simple pleasures so remarkable in early life. Every hour do they ask themselves what progress they have made in the pursuit of wealth or honor and on they go as their fathers went before them till weary and sick at heart they look back with a sigh of regret to the golden time of their childhood (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes) If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations (Pursuit Of Wealth Quotes)