Money, not morality, is the principle of commercial nations.
—Thomas JeffersonQuotes
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.
—Aristotle, c. 322 BCIt costs a lot of money to be rich.
—Peter Boyle, 2002The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
—Horace, c. 25 BCMoney is mourned with deeper sorrow than friends or kindred.
—Juvenal, 128Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
—J. Paul GettyIf you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
—Dorothy ParkerOnly the little people pay taxes.
—Leona Helmsley, 1989He that serves God for money will serve the Devil for better wages.
—Roger L’Estrange, 1692Whoever expects to walk peacefully in the world must be money’s guest.
—Norman O. Brown, 1959No man will take counsel, but every man will take money: therefore money is better than counsel.
—Jonathan Swift, 1702Mammon, n. The god of the world’s leading religion. His chief temple is in the holy city of New York.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1911Much money makes a country poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing.
—George Herbert, 1640