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

- Thomas J. Stanley

Whatever your income, always live below your means.

- Thomas J. Stanley

Building a business is like building a home. If the foundation rests on an unstable setting or is constructed with subpar materials, it doesn't matte…

- Thomas J. Stanley

Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all sources except inheritances. Divide by ten. This, less any inherited we…

- Thomas J. Stanley

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

- Thomas J. Stanley

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

- Thomas J. Stanley

Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.

- Thomas J. Stanley

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

- Thomas J. Stanley

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

- Thomas J. Stanley