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Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
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.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
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.]
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you read more
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.