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It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly
Money alone sets all the world in motion
When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one
Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants
If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money
Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel
Creditors have better memories than debtors
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