Frank Herbert Quotes

The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings.

Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at ease, and above the world. But the law of association often makes those who begin by loving gold as a servant finish by becoming themselves its slaves; and independence without wealth is at least as common as wealth without independence.

Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.

You see, money to you means freedom; to me it means bondage.

Money is sensual.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

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.

I'm in the lucky position financially where I don't have to do things I don't want to do.

Money ain't everything.

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

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

Prosperity comes slowly.

Money is not everything.

If I have a roof over my head and if I'm cashing checks and choking some necks I'm always happy.

Yes - en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns myself, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars. I wisht I had de money, I wouldn' want no mo'.

Be rich for yourself and poor to your friends.

Money is the necessity that frees us from necessity.

Don't ever rob a bank. Enjoy life. Have fun. Choose to be happy now; don't wait until you're 'successful,' because honestly, I was as happy when we were unemployed and scrounging around for a buck.

I rank money higher than social life or meaning because once you have money, those other things are easier to get. For example, you won't have much of a social life if you can't afford to do anything. And you can't make money if your health is a mess.

Financial freedom is freedom from fear.

I got the Hammer money, sweetie you can't touch this.

Money gives you the freedom to do with your time what you want to do with it