The Jewish Wisdom Database

Wealth is a pedigree to the man that lacks one.

The more money, the richer; the more wit, the happier.

The lust for wealth is only one of the forms of power.

Diverse weights and diverse measures are an abomination to the Lord.

A man is lucky if his wife, his studies and his livelihood all come from his own town.

Man gains wealth by wisdom and forfeits it by folly.

Not everyone poor today will be poor tomorrow; nor everyone rich today be so tomorrow, for the world is a turning wheel.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.

The hardest thing in the world to understand, is income tax.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.

Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

The borrower is the slave of the lender.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes.