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Category Archives: money
The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.
The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? How happy are powerful people? How many have had no regrets on their death beds? How many rich people spend more time getting … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, gratitude, happiness, help, money, power
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, happiness, money, power
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If you serve others as fully as you can, what you do will be a source of inner joy.
If you serve others as fully as you can, what you do will be a source of inner joy. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This is a fairly straight forward quote. It urges us to take some time and help … Continue reading
Posted in caring, contribution, giving, happiness, money, time
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, fully, joy, serve
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Generate great compassion, and you become a friend to the world.
Generate great compassion, and you become a friend to the world. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This is a quote that is interesting to me, as the person who said it, lives it. He spends a great deal of … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, empathy, help, money, setting an example, time
Tagged @DalaiLama, compassion, Dalai Lama, friend, world
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Just as we need good physical health we also need strength of mind to ensure our well-being; and we develop it by cultivating ethics.
Just as we need good physical health we also need strength of mind to ensure our well-being; and we develop it by cultivating ethics. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote starts with the discussion of a simple truth, … Continue reading
Posted in character, conscience, habits, money, reflection, self improvement
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, health, mind, strength
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. – Italian Proverb What does that mean? In the literal sense, it means that when you’re done playing chess, all the pieces go back in the same … Continue reading
Posted in altruism, desire, giving, money, motivation, self-image
Tagged @proverbs4you, game, Italian Proverb, king, pawn
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Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. – Niccolò Machiavelli What does that mean? In this statement to the Princes of Renaissance Italy, the point is that … Continue reading
I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own
I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own. – Cicero What does that mean? This quote says that you can admire the fortune (the possessions) of someone else. It is understood that humans do … Continue reading
Posted in desire, happiness, money, self-image, thankful, understanding
Tagged @philo_quotes, admire, Cicero, contentment, fortune
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Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. – Goethe What does that mean? To me, this quote talks about preparation, planning, … Continue reading
Posted in decision, independence, judgement, money, preparation, time
Tagged @QuoteHouse, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, money, preparation, time
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Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. – Saint Augustine What does that mean? To me this speaks to the root of charity, and charity is part of giving … Continue reading
Posted in chocolate, compassion, giving, hope, love, money
Tagged @philo_quotes, charity, compassion, giving, Saint Augustine
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If money is your hope for independence you will never have it.
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. – Henry Ford What does that mean? This is another Twitter-friendly short quote. The full quote is : “If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. … Continue reading
Posted in independence, money
Tagged @motivatquotes, Henry Ford, independence, money
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More gold has been mined from…
More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the Earth. – Napoleon Hill What does that mean? I’d heard this stated as “there was more wealth in one grave-yard than all the gold-mines … Continue reading
Posted in dream, exceptionalism, imagination, innovation, money, opportunity
Tagged gold, mined, Napoleon Hill, thoughts, Unknown
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. – Democritus What does that mean? Once again, we start with a quote that has been translated from another language, and many liberties will be taken by this author as to … Continue reading
Posted in contentment, desire, happiness, moderation, money, simplicity
Tagged Democritus, desire, poor, rich, Unknown
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Its amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.
Its amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit. – Harry S. Truman What does that mean? One of the things that seems to matter to important people, is the very status of being … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, cooperation, humility, money, opposition, pride
Tagged accomplishment, amazing, credit, Harry S. Truman, Unknown
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