Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

There is nothing which continues longer than a moderate fortune; nothing of which one sees sooner the end than a large fortune.

Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.

I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.

Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to college, that's when I'll start spending. Way too many athletes go broke these days, and I like saving my money so that I can ensure my family and friends currently and after me will never have to endure some of the things I did when I was a kid.

Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

You could be worth $2 billion today and a half a billion tomorrow. It doesn't take much for this to disappear overnight.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.

The minute the money is more, you lose your control, so then there's no point.

Physical wealth has not necessarily been very secure.

It doesn't matter how big of a company you have: I always tell people that you are one job away from being broke. And if you don't live that way, you'll be broke.

The rich man's sons inherits cares; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn.

Most people spend their lives building financial houses of straws, which are susceptible to wind, fire, rain and big bad wolves.

Truly wealthy people develop the habit of "getting rich slow" rather than "getting rich quick." To assure this, they have two rules with regard to money. Rule number one: Don't lose money. Rule number two: If ever you feel tempted, refer back to rule number one, "don't lose money."

In todays uncertain economy, the safest solution to be wealthy, be in total control and enjoy freedom for you and your family is to have multiple streams of income.

Every man has problems that only life insurance can solve. In the young man’s case, the problem is to create cash; for the older man, to conserve it.

The purpose of investing is not to simply optimise returns and make yourself rich. The purpose is not to die poor.

The foundation stone of wealth accumulation is defense, and this defense should be anchored by budgeting and planning.

The much-maligned idle rich have received a bad rap: They have maintained their wealth while many There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it. Andrew Carnegie of the energetic rich, aggressive real estate operators, corporate acquirers, oil drillers, etc. have their fortunes disappear.

You know, I have more than enough to do without having to worry about the financial system.

So setting up automatic savings plans, and buying insurance as opposed to buying a new thing. The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.

Financial security and independence are like a three-legged stool resting on savings, insurance and investments

There are worse situations than drowning in cash and sitting, sitting, sitting. I remember when I wasn’t awash in cash — and I don’t want to go back.

There is a time to make money and a time to not lose money.