Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm t

Summary

This quote suggests that the biggest harm caused by extreme wealth is how it affects people of modest means. It implies that envy and hatred can poison our own characters if we allow these negative emotions to consume us. In other words, instead of focusing on being content with what we have, constantly comparing ourselves to the wealthy can breed resentment and animosity within us. The quote serves as a reminder to prioritize self-awareness and gratitude, rather than letting envy and hatred taint our outlook on life.

Topics

Wealth

By Theodore Roosevelt

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the

I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema because it has no ideas.

Jean-Luc Godard

Money

You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-

You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-so don't let things go unsaid or unforgiven.

Forgiveness Inspirational Forgive

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be n

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

Louis Farrakhan

Peace

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to h

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.

Taylor Caldwell

Money

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war love is a growing up.

James A. Baldwin

Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; th

Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

Government

Writing is my obsession, my passion. My relationship with it

Writing is my obsession, my passion. My relationship with it is one of the most complex and agonizing and richly vexing that I have in my life.

Julianna Baggott

Relationship

If you wait until you see the robin, spring will be over.

If you wait until you see the robin, spring will be over.

Planning

Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and

Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Success

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

Intelligence

Even the people who have had success and made money writing

Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige.

Poetry

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creat

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest spiritual values of life can originate from the thought and study of death.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Death