John Woolman Quotes

In life, we all struggle and strive to make progress. When will you know you've reached success? A billion dollars is a good sign, but there's a better one - humility.

I'm not greedy at all. Sometimes I pinch myself because of what I've got.

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

Money doesn't drive me.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame.

I'm not sure my achievements have been 'great.'

People who truly have money don't need to go around talking about it. God can take it from you as quick as he gave it to you, and people need to remember that!

I stopped a lot of people who wanted to shove me into the real big time. Your ego wants to say, 'Hey, I'm somebody, man,' but I knew there were many days when I just wanted to be John Cale.

I don't associate success with happiness, and I don't take it to heart, like, 'Oh, I'm so special.'

I was never carried away by success and have learnt from the failures. Satisfaction is what I crave for; fame and wealth are just by-products.

I had it in my mind: to be confident, and to keep saying that until the confidence appeared. But I took it too far. Confidence did help make me champion, but, man, I took it to a whole different level. I was a megalomaniac. I was not humble and it eventually came back on me. So I want my kids to know, keep humbleness and kindness in their hearts. It will prevail.

That low man seeks a little thing to do, Sees it and does it: This high man, with a great thing to pursue, Dies ere he knows it. That low man goes on adding one to one, His hundred's soon hit: This high man, aiming at a million, Misses an unit. That, has the world here-should he need the next, Let the world mind him! This, throws himself on God, and unperplext Seeking shall find Him.

Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

A patient, humble temper gathers blessings that are marred by the peevish and overlooked by the aspiring.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.