The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free. Tom Hodgkinson
There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens. Martin Van Buren
Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes. Napoleon Hill
Those who inherit fortunes are frequently more of a problem than those who made them. African Congo Proverb
Change yourself; change your fortunes. Portuguese Proverb
A pot trader whose fortunes are all invested in her clay pots isn't much of a merchant. Ibo Proverb