The very first step to building wealth is to spend less than you make. Brian Koslow
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold. Euripides
Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous. Thomas Browne
Worldly wealth is the Devil’s bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. Robert Burton
The key to building wealth is to preserve capital and wait patiently for the right opportunity to make the extraordinary gains. Victor Sperandeo
The safest wealth is the poverty of needs. Franz Werfel