I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man. Themistocles
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist. Ralph Waldo Emerson Man
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich. Frank Herbert
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Epicurus Man Desire
Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society. Thomas Jefferson Society Happiness Health
To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived. Arthur Conan Doyle Art
Guido clung to this thought like a drowning man clutching at a straw. He was rich and famous now, he told himself, and wasn't that what he'd always dreamed of? Michael Ende Famous
No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest good. Marcus Tullius Cicero Man
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. Emily Bronte Society
The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital. Honore de Balzac Fortune