Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.

No man can tell if he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.

It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor - as long as you've got money.

Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.

To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.

Wealth and poverty do not lie in a man's estate, but in men's souls.

If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it 'cause he feels awful poor inside hisself, and if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich, an' maybe he's disappointed that nothin' he can do 'll make him feel rich.

All plenty which is not my God is poverty to me.

I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.

Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.

The inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between false and true riches and make plain the reason why happiness is gained and fully enjoyed only by those who find true riches.

If you want to know how rich you really are, find out what would be left of you tomorrow if you should lose every dollar you own tonight.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

I am more rich in goods than I am in money.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

I don't care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.

We definitely weren't poor growing up, but we weren't rich.

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.

I do like nice things; we do live in a great house, but I don't choose my friends by how much money they have or what labels they're wearing.