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Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.
Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.
It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.
It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.
Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.
Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that read more
Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
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?
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.
