A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
Swift cuts through the usual moralizing about greed by suggesting the problem isn't *having* money—it's *valuing* it too much. A wise person keeps their wits sharp about finances, understands the machinery of wealth, yet refuses to let it colonize their emotional life or define their worth. You see this distinction most clearly in people who've built genuine security: they can discuss their portfolio with clarity, negotiate without flinching, yet their happiness doesn't crack if markets tumble. The opposite person—emotionally attached to money—becomes either anxious and grasping or reckless and self-destructive, because the heart, unlike the head, has no steady logic to fall back on.
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
Tony Hsieh“It's not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
Seneca“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.”
Ayn Rand“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they...”
Will Rogers