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Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
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?
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.
Money often costs too much.
Money often costs too much.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
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.
Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.
Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that read more
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.
