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    Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey; The horse doth with the horseman away.

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Common sense hides shame.

Common sense hides shame.

by Gaelic Proverb Found in: Shame Quotes,
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I'm tired of love, I'm still more tired of rhyme, but money gives me pleasure all the time.

I'm tired of love, I'm still more tired of rhyme, but money gives me pleasure all the time.

by Hilaire Belloc Found in: Money Quotes,
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

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A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.

by Bob Hope Found in: Money Quotes,
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The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae read more

The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae vel
frugalitatis.]

by Titus Livy Found in: Shame Quotes,
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The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
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The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom, is--to die.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Shame Quotes,
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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.

by Arthur Schopenhauer Found in: Money Quotes,
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It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

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

by Josh Billings Found in: Money Quotes,
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Penny wise, pound foolish.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

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