28 Things The Rich Said About Money Making

Money making is a walk of wisdom. If you want to be rich but think you lack the requisite wisdom then consulting or tapping into the wisdom of the rich could be your best bet. Such wisdom is often crystalized in their words. Below are a few quotes from the super rich that may change your life

1. “I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.”

Robert Bosch

2. "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest".

Benjamin Franklin

3. “I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.”

Warren Buffett

4. “The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.”

  Jean- Jacques Rousseau

5. “It's not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It's the customer who pays the wages.”

  Henry Ford

6. “Never spend your money before you have earned it.”

Thomas Jefferson

7. “Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W’s you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it.”  Tim Ferriss

8. “If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.”

  Edmund Burke

9. “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.”

Ben Franklin

10.  “Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it.”

Frank A. Clark

11.  “To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.”

Berthold Auerbach

12. “Earn with your mind, not your time.”

Naval Ravikant

13.  “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.”

Maya Angelou

14.  “It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”

Oscar Wilde

15.  “If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.”

Henry Ford

16.  “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

Jim Rohn

17.  “The more you learn, the more you earn.”

Warren Buffett

18.  “There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

Sam Walton

19.  "When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made, and it worked."

Elon Musk

20)  “The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.”

Warren Buffett

21)  “Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.”

J. Paul Getty

22)  “If you want to get rich, remember that the way to do it is via equity, not salary.”

  Sam Altman

23) “If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know & start charging for it.”

Kim Garst

24) “The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.”

Jim Rohn

25) “It’s simple arithmetic: “Your income  can grow only to the extent you do"

T. Harv Eker

26) “If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn’t be in stocks.”

John Bogle

27) “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

Robert Kiyosaki

28) "It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket."

Elon Musk