Erich Fromm Quotes

What is wealth? A dream of fools.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

I always want more. I will always want to earn more.

I would rather just be successful and have money than be famous.

I made my first million pounds at the age of 26. As a little girl, I said I would retire when I had made my first million. The reality was different. When I did make it, I wanted to make another million, and another, and another after that.

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

The American Dream is really money.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

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

You're never rich enough if you can be richer.

I'm very focused on the world and my career and my Porsche turbo and making money and Stevie B. Inc. I'm just living according to the standards of the world.

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.

'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury.

Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.

the engrossing pursuit of Americans is wealth.

Don't confuse wealth with success.

Of all the things he wants," Liberty said, "money's the easiest to get.

As adults, if our top priorities are constantly directed toward the acquisition of more and better worldly goods, it will not take long to increase our love in those directions. The purchase of a larger house or a nicer car or a more expensive boat may cause us to sacrifice our resources and develop an unwise love for these symbols of success and pleasure. We learn to love that which we serve, and we serve that which we love.

Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.

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

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

In our rich consumers' civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions.

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