Rich And Poor Quotes

• Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

  Logan Pearsall Smith

  Play, Joy, Rich

  Logan Pearsall Smith, Edwin Tribble (1984). “A chime of words: the letters of Logan Pearsall Smith”

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• If you've ever really been poor you remain poor at heart all your life. I've often walked when I could very well afford to take a taxi because I simply couldn't bring myself to waste the shilling it would cost.

  Arnold Bennett

  Heart, Cost, Waste

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• We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.

  Ronald Reagan

  Government, Differences, Rich

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  An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

  Plutarch

  Freedom, Tyrants, Economic Inequality

  "When Inequality Isn't" by John Mauldin, www.forbes.com. March 29, 2014.

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• Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Happiness, Men, Liberty

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.4, Courier Corporation

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• He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Happiness, Happy, Teacher

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life thoughts gathered from the extemporaneous discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by E.D. Procter”, p.48

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• The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Business, Philosophy

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• One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Smart, Stupid

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• The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Self, Challenges

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• Nowadays, we are confronted by a huge gap between rich and poor. This is not only morally wrong, but practically a mistake. It leads to the rich living in anxiety and the poor living in frustration, which has the potential to lead to more violence. We have to work to reduce this gap. It's truly unfair that some people should have so much while others go hungry.

  Dalai Lama

  Mistake, Frustration, Should Have

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• You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Character, People, Independence

  Abraham Lincoln, Jack Stevenson (2017). “Abraham Lincoln: 100 Influential Quotes of My Life”, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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• The only difference between a RICH person and a POOR person is how they use their time.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Money, Time, Differences

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• The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don't bother thinking about becoming a business owner.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Thinking, Numbers

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• Too many people are too lazy to think. Instead of learning something new, they think the same thought day in day out.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Thinking, Learning Something New

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• You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Dream, Giving Up

  Robert T. Kiyosaki (2016). “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, p.21, Lulu Press, Inc

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• When you come to the boundaries of what you know, it is time to make some mistakes.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Mistake, Inspire

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• Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Success, Failure

  Robert Kiyosaki (2015). “Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!”, p.151, Robert Kiyosaki

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• Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Inspire, Mind

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• Work to learn. Don't work for money.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Work, Rich Money

  Robert Kiyosaki (2015). “Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!”, p.2, Robert Kiyosaki

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• History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.

  Jeffrey Sachs

  Rich, Poor, Written

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• Failure inspires winners. And failure defeats losers. It is the biggest secret of winners. It's the secret that loser do not know. The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they're not afraid of losing.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Motivational, Winning, Inspire

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• The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Winning, Inspire, Secret

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• What you think is real is your reality.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Real, Thinking, Rich Poor

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• Once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Motivational, Ignorance, Self

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• Often, in the real world, it's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Motivational, Real, Smart

  Twitter post from Jan 14, 2017

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