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The commodiousness of money is indeed great; but there are some advantages which money cannot buy, and which therefore no wise man will by the love of money be tempted to forego
Money confounds subordination
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of its owner
Finance, like time, devours its own children
Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money
Plenty of people despise money, but few know how to give it away
Money is like muck, not good except it be spread
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is
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