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Benjamin FranklinIf you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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G. K. ChestertonTo be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Aristotle OnassisIf women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

—  Aristotle Onassis, 1900-1975, Greek tycoon

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Margaret ThatcherThe problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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Charles Caleb ColtonMoney is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Francis BaconMoney is a good servant but a bad master.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Karl MarxMoney is not only the object but also the fountainhead of greed.

—  Karl Marx, 1818-1883, German philosopher

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H.L. MenckenWhen somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Ayn RandSo you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Somerset MaughamMoney is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Oscar WildeWhen I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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P.J. O’ RourkeMicroeconomics is about money you don't have, and macroeconomics is about money the government is out of.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

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Bob DylanAll the money you made will never buy back your soul.

—  Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016]

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Albert CamusHaving money is a way of being free of money.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Alexandre Dumas, filsEsteem money neither more nor less than it deserves, it is a good servant and a bad master.

—  Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer

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Benjamin FranklinTime is money.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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George OrwellWithin certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Charles Caleb ColtonOur income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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VoltaireWhen it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Zig ZiglarMoney isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Franklin RooseveltWe know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Vladimir LeninPolitical institutions are a superstructure on the economic foundation.

—  Vladimir Lenin, 1870-1924, Soviet revolutionary & leader

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Groucho MarxMoney will not make you happy, and happy will not make you money.

—  Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian

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Somerset MaughamHe had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Robert W. SarnofFinance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

—  Robert W. Sarnof, 1918-1997, American business executive

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ChanakyaInferior people desire wealth. The mediocre class desires wealth as well as respect. But, great people desire only respect. Respect itself is considered as wealth by great people.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

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W.H. AudenMoney is the necessity that frees us from necessity.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

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Marilyn MonroeI don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.

—  Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress

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Francis BaconMoney is like muck, not good except it be spread.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Aristotle OnassisAfter a point, and so on, money stops to matter, it stops being the goal, the game is all that matters.

—  Aristotle Onassis, 1900-1975, Greek tycoon

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Alan GreenspanAmateurs want to be right. Professionals want to make money.

—  Alan Greenspan, 1926-, American economist

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Zig ZiglarMoney will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Pablo PicassoI’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Oscar WildeIt is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Samuel JohnsonMoney and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Bob DylanMoney doesn't talk, it swears.

—  Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016]

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Calvin CoolidgeProsperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

—  Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929]

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Calvin CoolidgeWealth comes from industry and from the hard experience of human toil. To dissipate it in waste and extravagance is disloyalty to humanity.

—  Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929]

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Margaret ThatcherNo-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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RumiIf you want money more than anything, you’ll be bought and sold your whole life.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Alain de BenoistA necessary evil is not a lesser evil. The worst evil is the one we need. For example, money.

—  Alain de Benoist, 1943-, French philosopher

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Henri JeansonBetter to touch money than wood, because money is more likely to ward off bad luck than wood.

—  Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist

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Ayn RandRun for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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HoraceAs money grows, care follows it and the hunger for more.

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

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Duc de LevisMoney is like time: do not waste it, you'll always have enough.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Sheikh YamaniWhen negotiating about money, never be the first to mention numbers.

—  Sheikh Yamani, 1930-2021, Saudi Minister of Oil [1968-1986]

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Dorothy ParkerSalary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart.

—  Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer, poet, satirist, critic

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Arthur SchopenhauerMoney is human happiness in the abstract: he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete, devotes his heart entirely to money.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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H.L. MenckenThe chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Laurence J PeterI inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Andy WarholMaking money is art. And working is art. And good business is the best art.

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Somerset MaughamIt is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Ayn RandWealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Karl MarxMoney is itself a product of circulation.

—  Karl Marx, 1818-1883, German philosopher

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Nelson AlgrenAnd money can't buy everything. For example: poverty.

—  Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer

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Frank A. ClarkMany folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it.

—  Frank A. Clark, 1911-1991, American cartoonist

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Cesare PaveseBecause, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Charles BukowskiMoney is like sex. It seems much more important when you don't have any.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Thomas CarlyleTo a shower of gold most things are penetrable.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Gertrude SteinI do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to get rich.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Thomas SowellHyperinflation can take virtually your entire life’s savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Leonardo da VinciHe who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Nicolas Gomez DavilaWithout economic concerns the fool dies from boredom.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Antoine RivarolThe only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Remy de GourmontMoney is the sign of liberty. To curse money is to curse liberty – to curse life, which is nothing, if it be not free.

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

Graham GreenePolitics, war, marriage, crime, adultery. Everything that exists in the world has something to do with money.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

W.H. AudenMoney cannot buy the fuel of love but is excellent kindling.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Robert Louis StevensonThe price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Marshall McLuhanMoney is a poor man’s credit card.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

D. H. LawrenceIt's better to be born lucky than rich. If you're rich, you may lose your money, but if you're born lucky, you will always have more money.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

D. H. LawrenceMoney poisons you when you've got it, and starves you when you haven't.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

Hermann HesseThe man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

John Kenneth GalbraithThe greater the wealth the thicker will be the dirt.

—  John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006, American-Canadian economist

Henri JeansonIt is not that money does not smell, it is that man does not smell it.

—  Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist

Humphrey BogartThe only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell.

—  Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957, American actor

Jerry SeinfeldIf you have something, anything, an ability of some kind, you want to use it. That, I think, is the essence of human living … The idea is to do more in life … Money is nice, but it’s not what really makes you feel good.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

Jules VerneWhat you do for money you do badly.

—  Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer

P.J. O’ RourkeYour money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

Robert HeinleinThe answer to any question starting, “Why don’t they...” is almost always, “Money”.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

George HerbertHe that gains well and spends well needs no count book.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

TertullianNothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

VespasianRiches are well, if gotten well and spent well.

—  Vespasian, 9-79 AD, Roman Emperor

Frank A. ClarkMaybe a person’s time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food.

—  Frank A. Clark, 1911-1991, American cartoonist

Agatha ChristieWhere large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Charles BukowskiThere are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Thomas SowellI have never understood why it is “greed” to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Bible Quotes

Epistles of PaulFor the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.

—  Epistles of Paul ‐  1 Timothy 6:10

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Latin Quotes

CiceroMoney is the soul of war.

Pecunia nervus belli.

—  Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman

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VespasianMoney does not stink.

Pecunia non olet.

—  Vespasian, 9-79 AD, Roman Emperor

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Funny Quotes

Woody AllenIf only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Henry YoungmanI've got all the money I'll ever need. If I die by four o'clock.

—  Henry Youngman, 1906-1998, American comedian

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Jules RenardIf money does not make you happy, give it to me.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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Jerry SeinfeldPeople don’t turn down money! It’s what separates us from the animals.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

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Spike MilliganAll I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.

—  Spike Milligan, 1918-2002, Irish comedian

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Rodney DangerfieldI bought a book, “How to make it big.”
I got ripped off. It was about money.

—  Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian

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Yogi BerraA nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.

—  Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, American baseball player & humorist

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Woody AllenMoney is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Eugene O’NeillIf dat ghost have money, I tells him never to haunt you less'n he wants to lose it!

—  Eugene O’Neill, 1888-1953, American playwright, Nobel 1936

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Kin HubbardNobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

Frank SinatraLas Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks – it says, “Goodbye.”

—  Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer

Ancient Greek

AeschylusFor wealth is useless to the dead.

Ως τοις θανούσι πλούτος ουδέν ωφελεί.

—  Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Persians

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MenanderA fair man never becomes rich.

Ανήρ δίκαιος πλούτον ουκ έχει ποτέ.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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IsokratesYou cannot buy glory with money.

Δόξα δε χρημάτων ουκ ωνητή.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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DemocritusA man completely enslaved to money will never be just.

Ο χρημάτων παντελών ήσσων ουκ αν ποτέ είη δίκαιος.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Periander of CorinthDo nothing only for money.

Μηδέν χρημάτων ένεκα πράττειν.

—  Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth

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ThucydidesWar is a matter not so much of arms as of expenditure.

Έστιν ο πόλεμος ουχ όπλων το πλέον, αλλά δαπάνης.

—  Thucydides, 460-394 BC, Ancient Greek historian

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MenanderIf we have money, we shall have friends.

Εάν δ’ έχωμεν χρήμαθ’, έξομεν φίλους

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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SocratesIt is not safe to handle neither a horse without bridle nor wealth without thinking.

Ούτε ίππω χωρίς χαλινού ούτε πλούτω χωρίς λογισμού δυνατόν ασφαλώς χρήσασθαι.

—  Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher

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PindarGold is the nerves of the war.

Νεύρα πολέμου χρυσός.

—  Pindar, 522-438 BC, Ancient Greek lyric poet

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EuripidesWealth, little man, is the god of the wise, the rest is show and fancy talk.

Ο πλούτος, ανθρωπίσκε, τοις σοφοίς θεός, τα δ’ άλλα κόμποι και λόγων ευμορφία.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Cyclops

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DemosthenesTis money we need; for without money nothing can be done.

Δει δε χρημάτων, και άνευ τούτων ουδέν εστι γενέσθαι των δεόντων.

—  Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator

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EuripidesSpeak not of wealth. I cannot admire a god whom even the wickedest man can get into a hold.

Μη πλούτον είπης. Ουχί θαυμάζω θεόν, ον χω κάκιστος ραδίως εκτήσατο.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Aeolus

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HesiodWealth should not be seized; god-given wealth is much better.

Χρήματα δ᾽ ουχ αρπακτά. Θεόσδοτα πολλόν αμείνω.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -320

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AristophanesWeep, moneylenders, yourselves and your money and your interest’s interest.

Κλάετ’ ω ‘βολοστάται, αυτοί τε και ταρχαία και τόκοι τόκων.

—  Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Clouds

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Proverbs

English proverbA fool and his money are soon parted.

—  English proverb

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German proverbGod reigns in heaven and money on earth.

—  German proverb

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International proverbShrouds have no pockets.

—  International proverb

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English proverbHe who pays the piper calls the tune.

—  English proverb

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Movie Quotes

All the President’s Men (1976)Follow the money....Just follow the money.

—  from the film All the President’s Men (1976)

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Jerry Maguire (1996)Show me the money.

—  from the film Jerry Maguire (1996)

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