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The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possessions or in lavish expenditure, but in it’s wise application
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright
Budget: a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions
A A Latimer
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.”
Socrates (469-399 B.C.), Greek philosopher
“Your money, or your life." We know what to do when a burglar makes this demand of us, but not when God does.
Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
Gloria Steinem
The worship offering [is] a pure gift to God in thankfulness for what we have already received. It should therefore be an exciting and major part of the service.
Lynn A. Miller, author
Stewardship is the act of organizing your life so that God can spend you.
Lynn A. Miller, author
The world asks, 'What does a man own?' Christ asks, 'How does he use it?'
Andrew Murray (1828-1917), South African evangelist and writer
Everything we have is really loaned to us; we can’t take anything with us when we depart. If we have no use for a thing, we should pass it on to someone else who can use it—now.
Norma S. Scholl
Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.
Billy Graham (1918-), American evangelist
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.
Will Rogers
The only right stewardship is that which is tested by the rule of love
John Calvin (1509-64), French theologian and reformer
The world asks “what does a man own?” Christ asks “How does he use it?”
Andrew Murray (1828-1917), South African Evangelist
What I possess, God owns.
Howard Dayton, co-founder of Crown Financial Ministries
We must all suffer from one of two pains – the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is, the pain of discipline weighs ounces, while the pain of regret weighs tons. Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like
Will Rogers
It’s never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride and self-respect. Teach them how to save it and they learn security and self-worth. Teach them how to be generous with it and they learn love.
Judith Jamison (1943-), African-American dancer and choreographer
Becoming wealthy is not a matter of how much you earn, who your parents are, or what you do.. it is a matter of managing your money properly.
Noel Whittaker
There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn.
Paul Clitheroe (1955-), Australian television presenter and financial analyst
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1857
A bank book makes good reading - better than some novels.
Harry Lauder (1870-1950), Scottish entertainer
In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, ‘That is mine!’
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), Dutch statesman, theologian and journalist
In our good works nothing is our own.
John Calvin (1509-64), French theologian and reformer
There cannot be a surer rule, nor a stronger exhortation to the observance of it, than when we are taught that all the endowments which we possess are divine deposits entrusted to us for the very purpose of being distributed for the good of our neighbour.
John Calvin (1509-64), French theologian and reformer
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all. But whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess
Martin Luther (1483-1546), German reformer and theologian
One of the greatest missing teachings in the American church today is the reminder to men and women that nothing we have belongs to us.
Gordon MacDonald, American pastor and teacher
I believe with all of my heart that God’s people possess God’s provision to accomplish and fulfill God’s purposes in the world.
Joel Vestal, founder of ServLife International
Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance.
Richard Branson (1950-), British Entrepreneur and owner of Virgin Brand
The amount of money you have has got nothing to do with what you earn.. people earning a million dollars a year can have no money and.. People earning $35,000 a year can be quite well off. It's not what you earn, it's what you spend.
Paul Clitheroe (1955-), Australian television presenter and financial analyst
I came to realize that my money problems, worries, and shortages largely began and ended with the person in my mirror. I realized also that if I could learn to manage the character I shaved with every morning, I would win with money.
Dave Ramsey (1960-) US National ‘Talk Radio’ Host and New York Times Bestselling Author
There are two ways in which a Christian may view his money - "How much of my money shall I use for God?" or "How much of God's money shall I use for myself?"
W. Graham Scroggie
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