Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money
answereth all things.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money
answereth all things.

My father said: "You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow read more

My father said: "You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals."

How beauteous are rouleaus! how charming chests
Containing ingots, bags of dollars, coins
(Not of old victors, read more

How beauteous are rouleaus! how charming chests
Containing ingots, bags of dollars, coins
(Not of old victors, all whose heads and crests
Weigh not the thin ore where their visage shines,
But) of find unclipt gold, where dully rests
Some likeness, which the glittering cirque confines,
Of modern, reigning, sterling, stupid stamp;--
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

Money talks — but credit has an echo.

Money talks — but credit has an echo.

Money alone is absolutely good, because it is not only a concrete satisfaction of one need in particular; it is read more

Money alone is absolutely good, because it is not only a concrete satisfaction of one need in particular; it is an abstract satisfaction of all.

It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

Money can't buy real friendship—friendship must be earned. Money can't buy a clear conscience—square dealing is the price tag. Money read more

Money can't buy real friendship—friendship must be earned. Money can't buy a clear conscience—square dealing is the price tag. Money can't buy the glow of good health—right living is the secret. Money can't buy happiness—happiness is a mental condition and one may be as happy in a cottage as in a mansion. Money can't buy sunsets, songs of wild birds and the music of the wind in the trees—these are as free as the air we breath. Money can't buy inward peace—peace is the result of a constructive philosophy in life. Money can't buy a good character—good character is achieved through decent habits of private living and wholesome dealings in our open contacts with our fellow men.