George Washington Quote – To Contract New Debts
“To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.” – George Washington
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote – An Empty Stomach
“It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Read moreSteven Wright Quote – Everything
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? ~ Steven Wright
Read moreWill Rogers Quote – Too Many People
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Rogers
Read moreShirley Chisholm Quote – It Is Seldom That Profit Loses
“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.” – Shirley Chisholm
Read moreBartlett’s Book of Anecdotes – “waldo, why are you not here?”
Henry Thoreau was languishing in jail after he had refused to pay the Massachusetts poll tax in 1843 [to protest the Mexican-American War], Ralph Waldo Emerson came to visit him and asked him why he was there. “Waldo, why are you not here?” said Thoreau. – Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes
Read moreClement R. Attlee quote – Something Greater than materialism
“No social system in any country will bring us happiness, health, and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.” – Clement R. Attlee
Read moreFannie Hurst Quote – Worth A Lot Of Money
“Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.” – Fannie Hurst
Read moreDouglas Adams quote – This planet has a problem
“This planet has — or rather had — a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t […]
Read moreD.H. Lawrence quote – Money
“It cuts us off from life, from vitality, from the alive sun and the alive earth, as nothing can. Nothing, not even the most fanatical dogmas of an ironbound religion, can insulate us from the inrush of life and inspiration as money can.” – D.H. Lawrence
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