What a person has is of no consequence, whether much or little, when it comes to the deep satisfaction of the soul. Apart from Christ, the rich and beautiful, and the poor and unlovely, will all end up in precisely the same misery.

Kelly Minter
About This Quote

The first thing that must be said about this quote is that it is not actually a quote at all. It was written by St. Augustine, but it has been attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas.

The words “what a person has is of no consequence” are the only part of this quote that are actually about money, but they are attached to an entire philosophy of what money is for. The quote begins with the observation that people are often obsessed with their belongings or what they own, treating them as if they were of great significance in life. This is just one example of how things can become so central to our lives that we forget what they are meant to do for us.

We think that what we have is of great importance, when really, everything comes down to how much we have, and how good it makes us feel.

Source: No Other Gods: Confronting Our Modern Day Idols

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