Quotes
Quotes on the value of things
"The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive" - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, theoretical physicist, philosopher and author
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get" - Warren Buffett, 1930-, American investor, industrialist and philanthropist
"I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things" - Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing" - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer and poet
"In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure" - Malcolm X, 1925-1965, African-American Muslim minister, public speaker and human rights activist
"Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time" - Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American entreprenneur, author and motivational speaker
"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship" - Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, Protestant preacher and author
"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is over-estimated" - H. L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American journalist, essayist, magazine editor and satirist
"The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become" - Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American entreprenneur, author and motivational speaker
"The value of an idea lies in the using of it" - Thomas A. Edison, 1847-1931, American inventor, scientist and businessman
"I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways" - Lucille Ball, 1911-1989, American actress, comedienne and model
"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour" - Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American entreprenneur, author and motivational speaker
"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective" - Dennis Waitley, 1933-, American motivational speaker, writer and consultant
"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion" - Simone de Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer, existentialist philosopher and social theorist
"There are four questions of value in life...What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love" - Johnny Depp, 1963-, American actor and musician
"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it" - M. Scott Peck, 1936-2005, American psychiatrist and author