Edith Wharton Quotes

I don't care whether something makes one dollar or a trillion because guess what? I don't know many happy rich people. And I know a lot of rich people.

Try paying the bills with love. The idea I am trying to espouse is that you can have both love and money, and be rich and generous.

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.

I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money.

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.

I never set money as a goal. It was a result.

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

You know, your whole life you're concerned about money for this and that. And then you don't have to worry about it, so you worry about other stuff.

For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money.

Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.

Money will not give you happiness; it's part of the key.

Wealth is just consistency... I don't want to be rich. I want to be wealthy.

Be it understood you are never rich when you get no advantage from it.

What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!

I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

The financial reward is great and I love the life I have, but all money makes possible is for you to stop worrying about money. Then you have freedom to live your life.

Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.

Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.

Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level.

People think money is life and your life is over if you lose it.

I was making so much money I didn't care. I didn't know what to do with the money.

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.