Here are 100 of the best money quotes I could find. The goal? To give you the inspiration and motivation that will ultimately make you wealthier. You’ll discover quotes by Warren Buffett, T. Harv Eker, Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and more. Enjoy!

The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money. Warren Buffett

The more you learn, the more you earn. Warren Buffett

If you make meaning, you’ll make money. Guy Kawasaki

Rich people believe “I create my life”. Poor people believe “Life happens to me”. T. Harv Eker

Earn with your mind, not your time. Naval Ravikant

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Trade money for time, not time for money. You’re going to run out of time first. Naval Ravikant

Stop buying things you don’t need, to impress people you don’t even like. Suze Orman

If it’s only about money we are hopeless. If it’s about people we are hopeful. Maxime Lagacé

There are people who have money and people who are rich. Coco Chanel

I make myself rich by making my wants few. Henry David Thoreau (See also: simplicity quotes)

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The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money. Alan Watts

Money is a great servant but a bad master. Francis Bacon

Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy. Haruki Murakami

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer. Jim Carrey

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The Best Money Quotes

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All the money you made will never buy back your soul. Bob Dylan Click to tweet

When I had money everyone called me brother. Polish proverb

I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Pablo Picasso

My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. Steve Jobs

Money moves from those who do not manage it to those who do. Dave Ramsey

Taking drugs and thinking that you are happy is like taking a loan and thinking you have money. Thibaut

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. Henry David Thoreau

Invest in as much of yourself as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far. Warren Buffett

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Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options. Chris Rock

The ultimate purpose of money is so that you do not have to be in a specific place at a specific time doing anything you don’t want to do. Naval Ravikant

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. Erich Fromm

Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy. Naval Ravikant

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end. Bob Marley

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people. Peter Diamandis

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left. Jim Rohn

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. Ambrose Bierce Click to tweet

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled. Barack Obama

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. Thomas Wolfe

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life. John Wooden

Part 2. Money Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Money Quotes

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Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1. Warren Buffett Click to tweet

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. Warren Buffett

The more money you make the more problems you get. Christopher George Latore Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.)

We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies. Walt Disney

Money can’t buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories. Ronald Reagan

If you can get paid for doing what you love, every paycheck is a bonus. Oprah Winfrey

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin

Whoever loves money will never have enough. Ecclesiastes 5:10

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. Sam Walton (Walmart)

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We have always believed that it’s possible to make money without being evil. Larry Page (Google)

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. Nelson Mandela

Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed. Mahatma Gandhi

The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society. Mahatma Gandhi

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune. Jim Rohn Click to tweet

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. Johnny Cash

We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. Voltaire

I don’t care too much for money, for money can’t buy me love. The Beatles

There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash

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Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich. T. Harv Eker Click to tweet

Be your money’s master, not its slave. Publilius Syrus

Money doesn’t buy happiness – it buys freedom. Naval Ravikant

Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles. T. Harv Eker

A man in debt is so far a slave. Ralph Waldo Emerson

All money is a matter of belief. Adam Smith

Money may be spent but never squandered. Li Ka Shing

Some people are so poor, all they have is money. Unknown Click to tweet

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. J. Paul Getty

It does not take money to make money. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Money is a way of measuring wealth but is not wealth in itself. Alan Watts

Making money is not a thing that you do – it’s a skill that you learn. Naval Ravikant (twitter.com)

Money doesn’t change people. It unmasks them. Unknown

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it. George S. Clason (The Richest Man In Babylon)

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. W. C. Fields

Money is the best deodorant. Elizabeth Taylor

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score. Ted Turner

Rich people think big. Poor people think small. T. Harv Eker

Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose. T. Harv Eker

The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Robert Greene

If money’s where you find happiness, you’ll always be poor. NF

If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money. Warren Buffett

Money grows on the tree of persistence. Japanese proverb Click to tweet

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric. Anton Chekhov

Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it. Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank)

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Inspirational Money Quotes

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Fortune sides with him who dares. Virgil Click to tweet

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. Oscar Wilde

I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and invent it. Thomas A. Edison

It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for. Robert T. Kiyosaki

There is gold everywhere. Most people are not trained to see it. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Once you’ve achieved success, you’re free to do whatever you like. Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank)

You don’t get rich by spending your time to save money. You get rich by saving your time to make money. Naval Ravikant Click to tweet

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison

I’m hard working, frugal, steadfast, willing to learn and to build a credible name. Li Ka Shing

Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferraris – I wanted the independence. I desperately wanted it. Charlie Munger

It’s not about the money. It’s about the life I want to live. Unknown

Make your goal more than money. Make it about helping people and creating a better future. Maxime Lagacé

If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up mighty comfortable. T. Harv Eker (Secrets of the Millionaire Mind)

Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time. T. Harv Eker

Where the determination is, the way can be found. George S. Clason (The Richest Man in Babylon, Amazon book)

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. George S. Clason (The Richest Man in Babylon)

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. Bette Davis

The goal isn’t more money. The goal is living life on your terms. Chris Brogan

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett

If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die. Warren Buffett

Part 3. Conclusion

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Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others: Invest in yourself. Warren Buffett

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Author Bio

Maxime Lagacé started collecting quotes in 2004 after he lost his girlfriend in a car accident.

In search of meaning, he dived in the self-improvement world, psychology and trail running.

Books, blogs, quotes and nature became his guide.

He started journaling, reflecting, writing his thoughts, feelings and quotes.

His goal was to understand his pain, his depression, his fears, his lack of motivation and inspiration.

He finished his software engineering degree in 2007 at the École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal. He also studied at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

A few years later, he started his first website to share his passion for quotes.

Maxime is a father of two, INFJ and also loves running. His best 5k is 17 minutes 41 seconds and his best marathon (42k) is in 3 hours 33 minutes 11 seconds (with 1800 meters of elevation gain).

Other notable interests of Maxime are health (mental and physical), meditation, nutrition, bananas, SEO, human potential, education, learning, productivity and minimalism.

Finally, he is (very) far from being perfect.

You can find him on Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Quora, Strava, Sportstats, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.

Originally published

October 17, 2018

Updated

March 10, 2022

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Money. It's one of the hardest things to balance (or accumulate) when you're an entrepreneur or small business owner. While you need money to keep an entrepreneurial dream alive, you also can't become consumed by it. Too many people lose sight of what they are passionate about amid the ongoing effort to build monetary wealth. To help you get a better grasp on money, I've put together 25 quotes that cover pretty much every big idea surrounding it. Whether it concerns investing or not getting into a business strictly for a payday, the following quotes are definitely ones that you should live by.

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Earning it.

1. "Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it." - Steve Jobs, Co-founder and CEO Apple.

2. "I mean nobody likes to fail, but the worst thing was I lost my investors’ money and these were people that believed in this young guy that was passionate about this idea… [When you fail,] you start to question, are my ideas really good?" - Nick Woodman, Founder GoPro

3. "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." - Jim Rohn, entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker.

4. "You only have so many hours in a day, let others make the money for you!" - Nick Haase, founder of Loot

5. "The longer you’re not taking action the more money you’re losing." – Carrie Wilkerson, author, speaker and encourager.

6. "Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes." - Zig Ziglar, author, salesman, and motivational speaker.

7. "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison, inventor and businessman.

8. "My formula for success is rise early, work late and strike oil." - JP Getty, founder Getty Oil Company.

Related: From Pennies to Millions: What It Felt Like to Make Money for the First Time

Keeping it.

9. "Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like." - Will Rogers, actor and social commentator.

10. "Never spend your money before you have it." - Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father.

11. "Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1." - Warren Buffett, business magnate, investor and philanthropist.

12. "Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it." - Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek.

13. "Don't let money run your life, let money help you run your life better." - John Rampton, CEO of Due.

14. "Beware of small expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship." - Benjamin Franklin, inventor and diplomat.

Related: Why You Should Keep Your Personal and Professional Finances Separate

What's more important than it.

15. "If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability." - Henry Ford, Founder Ford Motor Company

16. "Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt

17. "Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." - Oprah Winfrey, Media Proprietor

18. "A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart." - Jonathan Swift, Author of Gulliver's Travels

19. "It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy." - George Horace Lorimer, journalist and author.

20. "People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you’re going to lose. You’re just going to. Even if you get the money, you’re not going to be happy." - Gary Vaynerchuk, founder VaynerMedia.

21. "Money, like emotions, is something you must control to keep your life on the right track." - Natasha Munson, author, inspirational speaker and CEO of Be Magic, Inc.

22. "For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference." - Richard Branson, founder Virgin Group

23. "Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money." - Voltaire, Age of Enlightenment leader

24. "Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give." - William Arthur Ward, author of Fountains of Faith.

25. "There are people who have money, and there are people who are rich." - Coco Chanel, fashion designer.

Related: Richard Branson on What They Don't Teach in Business School

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Money. It has been said that money makes the world go around. I am not sure that money is truly has that level of importance, but having money does make life easier.

We all need money. We all want money. And most of us feel we don’t have enough of it.

This post is a collection of 89 motivational money quotes. These wise quotes about money are meant to inspire you to go the extra mile to earn more money or to give you some financial wisdom to help you keep hold of what money you have.

(Side note: Want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life? Then watch this free video that details the 7-minute habit for planning your day to focus on what's truly important to you).

11 Quotes About Money and Love

Love and money are often talked about together, placed as opposites. Since long before the Beatles first sang, “Can’t buy me love” people have been saying that money cannot purchase either love or happiness. (And if you're looking to learn how to increase your happiness, then I recommend this book.)

While it is certainly true that money alone will never make someone fall in love or guarantee happiness. Having money in a relationship does not hurt a relationship, or hurt your happiness.

The flip side is true too. Lack of money, being broke, and constant worry over how to pay the bills does indeed put significant stress on both relationships and happiness. Lack of money can easily end both.

So money can’t buy love or happiness. But it sure doesn’t hurt it. 🙂

If you want to be happier study the habits of happy people. Or learn to find happiness within yourself. Or even read some books on happiness.

Or perhaps, if you are constantly broke, get inspired by some of these motivational money quotes that can give you the inspiration to earn or save a few extra bucks.

(​Also: If you're looking to save a little cash each month, then check out this blog post where we feature 16 money-saving apps and websites.)

Let’s dig in to these money quotes.

“For I don’t care too much for money, for money can’t buy me love.”— The Beatles

“It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.”— George Lorimer

“Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”- Mae West

“Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.”— Will Rogers

“Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.”— Jackie Mason

“While money doesn’t buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position.” -Christopher Marlowe

“On what he’s spent the most money on: In the ’70s it was skateboards, in the ’80s it was drugs, in the ’90s it was art, and now it’s my family.”— Anthony Kiedis Maxim

“Take a better stand. Put money in my mom's hand. Get my daughter this college plan, so she don’t need no man.”— Biggie

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18 Quotes About Saving Money for the Future

Any sound financial plan will tell you about the need to save for your future. Between retirement and the possibility of some future disaster that could put a strain on your finances it is important to plan for the future.

The quotes about money shared below give you some pithy examples of the need to save some money for the future.

“If you're saving, you're succeeding.”― Steve Burkholder

“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.”— Robert Kiyosaki

“If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money, but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.”― Brigham Young

“The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.”— Woodrow Wilson

“The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind.”— T.T. Munger

“Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life.”— Michael Leboeuf

“If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Try to save something while your salary is small; it’s impossible to save after you begin to earn more.”— Jack Benny

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”— Mark Twain

“Know what you own, and know why you own it.”— Peter Lynch

“Every time you borrow money, you're robbing your future self.” – Nathan W. Morris

“Frugality includes all the other virtues.”— Cicero

“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.”— Henry David Thoreau

“Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.”— Joe Biden

If you want to learn more about the actual mechanics of how to invest your money for the future. You are going to need a little bit more than a few pithy money quotes. You will want some actual books about saving and investing for the future.

That's why we recommend checking out our top recommended books for the different aspects of making and saving money:

19 Money Making Quotes

These motivational money making quotes are designed to get you out there trying to make a few extra bucks.

These are money quotes that are primarily inspirational. But these motivational money quotes are also designed to impart a little bit of wisdom and knowledge about the best ways to successfully make money.

Let’s face facts, however. It is hard to earn more money unless you start some sort of a side hustle.

You can improve at your career, and ultimately make more money. But it is nothing that is instant.

All the good money quotes in the world are not going to magically make your boss start paying you more without a good reason.

The point is that if you need more money as soon as possible, the best way to get it is by improving your financial habits, not trying to increase how much you earn. To learn more, here are 11 habits you can build to improve your financial situation.

“Do what you love and the money will follow.”— Marsha Sinetar

“Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.”— William A. Ward

“Fortune sides with him who dares.”― Virgil

“What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.”— Julia Cameron

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”— Bruce Lee

“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.”— Robert Bosch

“Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” – Napoleon Hill

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.”— Paul Samuelson

“Money can’t buy friends, but you can get a better class of enemy.”— Spike Milligan

“The more you learn, the more you earn.” – Frank Clark

“Put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”— Andrew Carnegie

“Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.”— Samuel Butler

“Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money when what they don’t know is how to use it.”— Frank A. Clark

“Money grows on the tree of persistence.”— Japanese Proverb

“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”— Eleanor Roosevelt

“Making money isn't hard in itself… What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one's life to.”― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

(Side bar: If you'd like “automate your money-saving efforts, then I recommend  downloading this fun, money-saving app.)  

14 Quotes About Money and Life

Is money bad or good?

It is neither. Really, the only “true” thing about the goodness or badness of money is how you acquire it and what you do with it once you have it.

In the motivational money quotes below we have some strong opinions about the proper uses of money. These money quotes give you some good ideas on how to view your money from the “proper” perspective.

“There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.”— Marlene Dietrich

“Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings.”— Carl Sandburg

“It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.”— Albert Camus

“Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.” – Chris Rock

“Money is like muck—not good unless it is spread.”— Francis Bacon

“Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.”— Unknown

“Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.”— Aristotle

“You can be young without money, but you can't be old without it.” – Tennessee Williams

“There are only two paths to happiness in life. Utter Stupidity or Exceptional Wealth.”― Ziad K. Abdelnour

“It's easier to feel a little more spiritual with a couple of bucks in your pocket.”― Craig Ferguson

“A man is rich in proportion to the things he can afford to let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau

16 Money Isn't Everything Quotes

In the section before we had a lot of money quotes telling us the power of money. And how it can be a force for good.

This section is exactly the opposite. Many of the money quotes below view the unchecked acquisition of money in a bad light.

They point out how money does not mean as much as the arbitrary value that many people place on it. They show the shortcomings of money and how little money matters in the grand scheme of things.

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”— Benjamin Franklin

“There are people who have money and people who are rich.”— Coco Chanel

“The reason why we have never found a measure of wealth. We never sought it.” – George Samuel Clason

“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”— Earl Wilson

“A treasure is to be valued for its own sake and not for what it will buy.”— Graham Greene

“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”— Henry David Thoreau

“I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”— Marilyn Monroe

“A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.” – Jonathan Swift

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.”— Maya Angelou

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”— Phillip Fisher

“Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach

“The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.”— Thomas Jefferson

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”— Winston Churchill

11 Quotes About Money and Greed

Finally, we come to the crowd of opinions that revolve around a truly negative view of money. How the lack of money can disadvantage any, while the unbridled quest for money can cause people to lose focus of the things that matter in life. And even cause them to lose focus on their money.

Let’s get to these money quotes and see a bit of the dark side of earning money.

“Money poisons you when you've got it, and starves you when you haven't.”— D.H. Lawrence

“This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.”— Earl Wilson

“Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.” -Mahatma Gandhi

“Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.”— Henry Fielding

“It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.”— Margaret Thatcher

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”— Norman Vincent Peale

“Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.” – P. T. Barnum

“No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.”— Plato

“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”— Seneca

Final Thoughts on Money Quotes

This post is meant to be a collection of some of the best motivational money quotes. These quotes about money are meant to inspire you to improve your finances, work hard to improve your career and get out of debt (if that's a current struggle.)

These money quotes give no real guidance on how to actually earn more money. To do that you will need to read a lot more.

First of all, you will certainly need to create sound money habits.

Check out this post for some ideas on improving your money habits.

Secondly, you will want to read up on the best ways to live frugally. By spending less, and spending wiser you can greatly increase savings. To learn more, check out these books on frugal living.

Third, if you want to simplify the process of saving and investing your money, then I recommend checking out our review of the 17 money-saving apps and websites.

I hope you enjoyed the motivational money quotes on this page. Hopefully, they gave you that tiny push of motivation to make some changes for the better.

No matter how good with money you are, there is always room to make improvements.

Finally, if you want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life, then watch this free video that details the 7-minute habit for planning your day to focus on what's truly important to you..

Here are 100 of the best money quotes I could find. The goal? To give you the inspiration and motivation that will ultimately make you wealthier. You’ll discover quotes by Warren Buffett, T. Harv Eker, Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and more. Enjoy!

The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money. Warren Buffett

The more you learn, the more you earn, earn your own money quotes. Warren Buffett

If you make meaning, you’ll make money. Guy Kawasaki

Rich people believe “I create my life”. Poor people believe “Life happens to me”. T. Harv Eker

Earn with your mind, not your time. Naval Ravikant

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Trade money for time, not time for money. You’re going to run out of time first. Naval Ravikant

Stop buying things you don’t need, to impress people you don’t even like. Suze Orman

If it’s only about money we are hopeless. If it’s about people we are hopeful. Maxime Lagacé

There are people who have money and people who are rich. Coco Chanel

I make myself rich by making my wants few. Henry David Thoreau (See also: simplicity quotes)

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The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money. Alan Watts

Money is a great servant but a bad master. Francis Bacon

Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy, earn your own money quotes. Haruki Murakami

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see earn your own money quotes it’s not the answer. Jim Carrey

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The Best Money Quotes

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All the money you made will never buy back your soul. Bob Dylan Click to tweet

When I had money everyone called me brother. Polish proverb

I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Pablo Picasso

My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. Steve Jobs

Money moves from those who do not manage it to those who do. Dave Ramsey

Taking drugs and thinking that you are cryptocurrency invest 2022 is like taking a loan and thinking you have money. Thibaut

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. Henry David Thoreau

Invest in as much of yourself as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far. Warren Buffett

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Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options. Chris Rock

The ultimate purpose of money is so that you do not have to be in a specific place at a specific time doing anything you don’t want to do. Naval Ravikant

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. Erich Fromm

Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy. Naval Ravikant

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end. Bob Marley

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people. Peter Diamandis

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the takes money to make money ideas spend their money and invest what is left. Jim Rohn

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. Ambrose Bierce Click to tweet

Focusing your life solely on earn your own money quotes a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself, earn your own money quotes. And it will leave you unfulfilled. Barack Obama

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. Thomas Wolfe

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life. John Wooden

Part 2. Money Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Money Quotes

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Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1. Warren Buffett Click to tweet

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. Warren Buffett

The more money you make the more problems you get. Christopher George Latore Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.)

We don’t make earn your own money quotes to make money, we make money to make more movies. Walt Disney

Money can’t buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories. Ronald Reagan

If you can get paid for doing what you love, every paycheck is a bonus. Oprah Winfrey

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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin

Whoever loves money will never have enough. Ecclesiastes 5:10

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. Sam Walton (Walmart)

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We have always believed that it’s possible to make money without being evil. Larry Page (Google)

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. Nelson Earn your own money quotes as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed. Mahatma Gandhi

The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society. Mahatma Gandhi

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune. Jim Rohn Click to tweet

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. Johnny Cash

We buy things we don’t need with earn your own money quotes we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. Voltaire

I don’t care too much for money, for money can’t buy me love. The Beatles

There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash

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Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich. T. Harv Eker Click to tweet

Be your money’s master, not its slave. Publilius Syrus

Money doesn’t buy happiness – it buys freedom. Naval Ravikant

Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles. T. Harv Eker

A man in debt is so far a slave. Ralph Waldo Emerson

All money is a matter of belief. Adam Smith

Money may be spent but never squandered. Li Ka Shing

Some people are so poor, all they have is money. Unknown Click to tweet

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. J, earn your own money quotes. Paul Getty

It does not take money to make money. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Money is a way of measuring wealth but is not wealth in itself. Alan Watts

Making money is not a thing that you do – it’s a skill that you learn. Naval Ravikant (twitter.com)

Money doesn’t change people. It unmasks them. Unknown

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it. George S. Clason (The Richest Man In Babylon)

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. W. C. Fields

Money is the best deodorant. Elizabeth Taylor

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score. Ted Turner

Rich people think big. Poor people think small. T. Harv Eker

Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose. T. Harv Eker

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The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Robert Greene

If money’s where you find happiness, earn your own money quotes always be poor. NF

If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money. Warren Buffett

Money grows on the tree of persistence. Japanese proverb Click to tweet

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric. Anton Chekhov

Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it. Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank)

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Inspirational Money Quotes

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Fortune sides with him who dares. Virgil Click to tweet

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. Oscar Wilde

I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and invent it. Thomas A. Edison

It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, earn your own money quotes, and how many generations you keep it for, earn your own money quotes. Robert T. Kiyosaki

There is gold everywhere. Most people are not trained to see it. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Once you’ve achieved success, you’re free to do whatever you like, earn your own money quotes. Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank)

You don’t get rich by spending your time to save money. You get rich by saving your time to make money. Naval Ravikant Click to tweet

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison

I’m hard working, frugal, steadfast, willing to learn and to build a credible name. Li Ka Shing

Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferraris – I wanted the independence. I desperately wanted it, earn your own money quotes. Charlie Munger

It’s not about the money. It’s about the life I want to live. Unknown

Make your goal more than money. Make it about helping people and creating a better future. Maxime Lagacé

If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up mighty comfortable. T. Harv Eker (Secrets of the Millionaire Mind)

Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get earn your own money quotes based on time. T. Harv Eker

Where the determination is, the way can be found. George S. Clason (The Richest Man in Babylon, Amazon book)

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. George S. Clason (The Richest Man in Babylon)

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. Bette Davis

The goal isn’t more money. The goal is living life on your terms. Chris Brogan

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett

If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die. Warren Buffett

Part 3. Conclusion

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Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others: Invest in yourself. Warren Buffett

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Author Bio

Maxime Lagacé started collecting quotes in 2004 after he lost his girlfriend in a car accident.

In search of meaning, he dived in the self-improvement world, psychology and trail running.

Books, blogs, quotes and nature became his guide.

He started journaling, reflecting, writing his thoughts, earn your own money quotes, feelings and quotes.

His goal was to understand his pain, his depression, his fears, his lack of motivation and inspiration.

He finished his software engineering degree in 2007 at the École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal. He also studied at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

A few years later, he started his first website to share his passion for quotes.

Maxime is a father of two, INFJ and also loves running. His best 5k is 17 minutes 41 seconds and his best marathon (42k) is in 3 hours 33 minutes 11 seconds cookie run earn coins 1800 meters of elevation gain).

Other notable interests of Maxime are health (mental and physical), meditation, nutrition, bananas, SEO, human potential, education, learning, productivity and minimalism.

Finally, he is (very) far from being perfect.

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Originally published

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March 10, 2022

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