You Are What You Won't Do For Money - RyanHoliday.net
Not money.
Not intelligence.
Not access.
Conviction.
I’ve met a lot of people who are very intelligent and have an awesome (in the literal sense) arsenal of skills and advantages at their disposal.
But that doesn’t make them dangerous, because they usually don’t know where to go with all of this. (In fact,
John Koenig • Edward Lando
The ability to do those things when most others can’t is one of the few things that will set you apart in a world where intelligence is no longer a sustainable advantage. Having more control over your time and options is becoming one of the most valuable currencies in the world. That’s why more people can, and more people should, save money.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
There are two ways to be wealthy—to get everything you want or to want everything you have. Which is easier right here and right now?
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Remember: taking the money, wanting the money—proverbially or literally—makes you a servant to the people who have it. Indifference to it, as Seneca put it, turns the highest power into no power, at least as far as your life is concerned.
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
