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Money is your means of survival. The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you read more
Money is your means of survival. The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life. If the source is corrupt, you have damned your own existence. Did you get your money by fraud? By pandering to men's vices or men's stupidity? By catering to fools, in the hope of getting more than your ability deserves? By lowering your standards? By doing work you despise for purchasers your scorn? If so, then your money will not give you a moment's or a penny's worth of joy. Then all the things you buy will become, not a tribute to you, but a reproach; not an achievement, but a reminder of shame. Then you'll scream that money is evil. Evil, because it would not pinch-hit for your self-respect? Evil, because it would not let you enjoy your depravity? Is this the root of your hatred of money?
Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously as read more
Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously as the want of it represents illness, weakness, disgrace, meanness, and ugliness.
It's not so much the amount of tax we pay - it's the sense that our pocket's being picked without read more
It's not so much the amount of tax we pay - it's the sense that our pocket's being picked without our knowing what's going on.
There is a penalty for trying to knock
down a cockpit door, but it's the people
who try to go read more
There is a penalty for trying to knock
down a cockpit door, but it's the people
who try to go from coach to 1st class
they really beat up.
The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing.
Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing.
The sinews of business (or state).
The sinews of business (or state).
