Samuel Johnson Wealth Quotations

It is difficult to conjecture, from the conduct of him whom we see in a low condition, how he would act if wealth and power were put into his hands

As the Spanish proverb says, ''He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.'' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.

A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels, and recompense the infrequency of their enjoyment by excess and riot, whenever fortune sets the banquet before them.

He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.

All this [wealth] excludes but one evil, poverty.

Wealth is nothing in itself; it is not useful but when it departs from us.

Riches seldom make their owners rich.

The insolence of wealth will creep out.

Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better.