Thomas J. Stanley Quotes

Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline.

Good health, longevity, happiness, a loving family, self-reliance, fine friends … if you [have] five, you’re a rich man….

Whatever your income, always live below your means.

Money should never change one’s values…. Making money is only a report card. It’s a way to tell how you’re doing.

The foundation stone of wealth accumulation is defense, and this defense should be anchored by budgeting and planning.

One of the reasons that millionaires are economically successful is that they think differently.

Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.

It’s easier to accumulate wealth if you don’t live in a high-status neighborhood.

Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all sources except inheritances. Divide by ten. This, less any inherited wealth, is what your net worth should be.

If you want to catch a cold, hang out with sick people. If you want to lose, associate with losers. But if you want to become successful, go out of your way to associate with successful people.

Operate your household like a productive business.