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22 Quotes About Love, Money, and Relationships [What’s more important?]

Last Updated on February 12, 2022 by Ngozi

We all know that money doesn’t buy happiness. But what does it buy? Love and relationships are great examples. While having more money can make things a bit easier, it’s not guaranteed anything in life. These quotes about money, love, and relationships show just that.

Whether you’re struggling to make ends meet or have more money than you know what to do with, these quotes remind us that the most important things in life can’t be bought.

So, whatever your financial situation, remember that the best things in life are free!

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Quotes about Money and Love

“I can exist without love but I cannot exist without money. I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.”

Eduardo

Money can’t buy love because it’s overpriced.”

–J. Cole

“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them.  So, spread your love everywhere you go.”

Mother Teresa

“Money can feed the body. Love will feed the soul.”
Toni Payne

“Don’t marry a rich man. Marry a good man. He will spend his life trying to make you happy. No rich man can buy that.”

Staness Jonekos

“Every girl would like to marry a rich husband. I did twice. But what divides girls into two groups is this question – do you first think of money and then love, or vice versa?”

Hedy Lamarr

“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.”

–Kinky Friedman

“Love is worth so much more than money. There are so many people who are filthy rich but have nobody to genuinely love them. Unconditional love is priceless”
Suzy Kassem

“Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man.”

–Kahlil Gibran

Quotes on Money and Relationships

Money is a part of every relationship, whether we like it or not.

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”

Maya Angelou

All I knew growing up was that my father was married to and loved my momma, period. He worked hard, made some money, and put it on the dresser. She spent it on the family, and he went out and earned some more. He taught me the most about love. Steve Harvey

  “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.”   
Abigail Van Buren

 “A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.”       

Ziad K. Abdelnour

No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”
Unknown

Friends and family are worth more than money.
Corsican Proverb

“I believe I can make all the money I’ve missed. But I can’t regain the time with … family.”

Gucci Mane

“The money I try and earn is for my family. It’s not for me. It’s always about my family.”

Robbie Fowler

Love Over Money Quotes

“A simple ‘I love you’ means more than money.”

–Frank Sinatra

“As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.”

Ioan Gruffudd

“A simple ‘I love you’ means more than money.”

–Frank Sinatra

“If you choose money over love, you will always be poor.”

–Unknown

“I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.”

–Judy Garland

Conclusion

These quotes on love, money, and relationships, teach us that our relationships should not be based on money. The quote “love is blind” reminds us that sometimes we fail to recognize what matters most in our lives because it’s right before our eyes.

Don’t let money be the defining factor in your relationships, remember that the best things in life are free!

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