The author is not pictured. Alan Crowhurst / Stringer / Getty Images Contrary to popular belief, it’s not intelligence or education that holds back the average person from getting rich.

It’s the middle-class beliefs around money that keep them struggling to survive in a world of abundance. That’s why the wealthy consciously build beliefs about money that serve their best interests and help them develop substantial sums.

If you truly want world-class wealth, copy the beliefs of the wealthy, knowing you will eventually begin to behave based on those beliefs.

While most people are searching for the answers on the outside, the great ones know building wealth starts on the inside. First you build world-class beliefs around money, then you take action based on those beliefs. Your results will follow your actions.

Here are eight quotes that will change your outlook on money, and put you in the right frame of mind to earn more of it.