"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

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Quotes on FORTUNE, GEMS, TREASURE and WEALTH



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"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to the sensitive it is among the richest treasures of love.” ~Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let alone.” ~Jeremy Taylor on Wealth

“A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.”  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

"A woman's heart is like a sea; it's both deep and rough and hides pearls." ~Moritz (Moses) Gottlieb Saphir

“Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself.” ~C. JoyBell C. 

"As a goldsmith, taking a piece of gold transforms it into another newer and more beautiful form, even so this self, casting off this body and dissolving its ignorance, makes for itself another newer and more beautiful form." ~Brhadaranyaka

"Be patient with the guarded hearts in your life. They’re protecting a true treasure." ~Robyn Reisch

"Behind every great fortune there is a crime." ~Honore de Balzac

"Children are our precious gems, precious in the eyes of God. How we mold them, how we care for them, is our way of thanking God for this wonderful gift..the GIFT OF LIFE." ~Crispulo Bacud Tappa

“Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.” ~Abd-el-Kadar 

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself." ~Henry Miller

“Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.” ~Anon

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"Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.” ~Bob Marley

"Do not hide the treasures in your heart in fear that they will be stolen - instead share them and find they multiply." ~Thought for Today, UK

"Each facet of a diamond reflects light in its own way, just like each of our souls is a unique reflection of divine love." ~Robert Clancy

"Earth is our treasure not our dump." ~A.D. Williams

"Even flawed diamonds shine in their inherent brilliance when they seek the light." ~Robert Clancy on Seek the Light

"Faithful friends are gifts from heaven: Whoever finds one has found a treasure." ~Anon

“For me, charity is practical. It’s the ability to use one’s position of influence, relative wealth and power to affect lives for the better." ~Simon Rowe

"Fortune and love favor the brave." ~Ovid

"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered." ~William Shakespeare

"Fortune is found when we take the time to unwrap the treasure right where we are." ~Gigi Galluzzo

"Fortune will always come in to a house with laughter." ~Anon

"He who knows he has enough is rich." ~Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)

“He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.” ~Miguel de Cervantes 

"He who owns the diamonds owns the world, but he also learns all its misfortunes. Only women can wear it with impunity." ~from Bright Side You Tube Channel (A Mystical Brooch No One wants to even touch)


"Hope is perhaps the most precious commodity we have. Hope has the power to splash living colors on a bleak landscape, to fill empty chests with golden treasures, and to infuse life and vitality where before there was only death and despair." ~Dan and Jan Dravecky

“I spend my working life sifting for nuggets of gold, sometimes they take a bit of polishing, but often that’s the fun bit.” ~Andrew Hornery

"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme." ~Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)

"Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield." ~Benjamin Franklin

"Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned." ~Emily Dickinson

"Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise." ~Kishore Bansal

"Never be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily." ~Anon

"Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is." ~~William Cowper

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so.” ~Mary Jean Iron

"Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation." ~Nelson Mandela speaking at a National Men's March, Pretoria, South Africa, 22 November 1997 ‪LTL

"Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation." ~Nelson Mandela speaking at a National Men's March, Pretoria, South Africa, 22 November 1997, LivingTheLegacy

"Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people." ~Nelson Mandela speaking during the Dedication of the Qunu and Nkalane Schools, Qunu, South Africa, 3 June 1995, LivingTheLegacy

"Our treasure is where the beehives of our knowledge are.” ~from "On the Genealogy of Morals" by Friedrich Nietzsche

"Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world." ~Pema Chödrön

"Seldom that you can have a good fortune and a good sense ..." ~Henry David Thoreau

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
~Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Stop searching the world for treasure, the real treasure is in yourself." ~Pablo Valle

"The best treasure is a caring heart." ~Leah C. Dancel

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." ~Goalcast

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." ~Chinese Proverb

"The greatest treasures cannot be held in your hands. They're held within your heart." -Disney Fairies

"The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent van Gogh

"The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I contemplate my treasures in their hoard.” ~Anon on Proverb

"The people to truly treasure in your life are those who are always there for you...no matter what." ~Karen Salmansohn

"There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that mine. O traveller, if you are in search of that, don’t look outside, look inside yourself and seek that." ~Rumi

"There is a treasure in each one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth." ~Anon

"There is no greater wealth in this world than peace of mind." ~from Positive Outlooks

"Treasure this precious day and treasure yourself. Truly, neither will ever happen again." ~Ray Bradbury

"Treasure those who remain loyal during dark times." ~I. J. Smith

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder

"We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." ~Elie Wiesel

“With a keen appreciation for the immaterial treasures that bring us closer to God, let us continue to pursue an agenda for genuine change that will be for the best interest of our people. I hope that we cherish with fondness, love and gratitude the spiritual inheritance left by our ancestors and loved ones on their special day." ~President RR Duterte, 1 November 2016

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WEALTH

"Contentment is the only real wealth." ~Garden of Bright Images

“For Native Americans, mirrors were symbols of wealth and prestige." ~Edwin L. Wade, a specialist in native culture (Beyond Buckskin)

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” ~Socrates

"Humans are the only animals that seek happiness with wealth." ~A.D. Williams

"I've concluded that wealth is a state of mind and anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts.." ~Young

"It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness." ~Thomas Jefferson

"Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest. Some things in the world are far more important than wealth; one of them is the ability to enjoy simple things." ~Dale Carnegie

"Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth." ~Rick Warren

"No man takes with him to Hades all his exceeding wealth." ~Theognis Of Megara

"People are the custodians of the world’s wealth; if you want them to hand some over to you, you have to be nice to people!" ~Stuart Wilde

"Poverty makes people sub-human. Excess of wealth makes people inhuman." ~John Jimenez

"Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.” ~Socrates

"Produce so much wealth that society becomes free of wealth. Produce so much wealth that no one has to do anything dishonest: no theft, black marketeering or corruption." ~Osho

"The bright light of your soul is your wealth to share with the world." ~Christine Mary, Live a Happy Wise Life

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." ~Plato

"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively." ~ Bob Marley

“The love of family and the admiration of friends are much more important than wealth and privilege.” ~Charles Kuralt

"The truth is like a diamond--you do not see it on the surface of the earth; you have to dig to find it." ~Philippine Progressive Watch

"The wealth within you, your essence, is your kingdom." ~Rumi

"There is great poverty in the world and even greater inequity because behind every great wealth is a great crime. The super rich just don’t want to get caught how they do it." ~Joffre Balce

“Wealth is good, wisdom is awesome, and beauty is impressive. But when a person makes these preeminent in life, these are surefire agents of PRIDE and ARROGANCE.”
~Anon

“Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.” ~Alexander Pope

"When humanity measures wealth by love, truth and wisdom we will all be rich." ~ A.D. Williams

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost." ~Billy Graham

"Where there are friends, there is wealth." ~Titus Maccius Plautus

“Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broken in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.” ~R. Venning
on Wealth


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"Coin always makes sound but the currency notes are always silent. So when your value increases keep quiet." ~William Shakespeare

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"Evil began with money, and ends with money." ~HRM Salvacion Legaspi Y Espiritu Santo (Divine Feminine)

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"‪Life is too precious to allow money to be your God." ~Joshua Arshad‬

"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." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Money is a kind of poetry." ~Wallace Stevens

"Money is a magnet for blood sucking leeches." ~Umm Hurairah

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"No legacy is so rich as honesty." ~William Shakespeare

"Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want." ~Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

“Oppression is often the consequence, but seldom or never the means of riches; and though avarice will preserve a man from being necessitously poor, it generally makes him too timorous to be wealthy.” ~Thomas Paine

"Real riches are the riches possessed inside." ~B. C. Forbes

"Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

“Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us." ~Louisa May Alcott, Little Men, 1871

“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” ~H L Mencken

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"What is really beautiful needs no adorning. We do not grind down the pearl upon a polishing stone." ~Sataka

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"Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them." -Russel Conwell

"Your priorities, passions, goals, and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money." ~Dave Ramsey

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