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10.19.10

Oscar Wilde Quote – There is only one class … Oscar Wilde | (0)
There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. That is the misery of being poor. - Oscar Wilde ((From Oscariana in The Prose of Oscar Wilde, pg. 601))

Tagged: class, misery, money, poor, rich
10.19.10

Leo Tolstoy Quote – People who have little thought … Leo Tolstoy | (0)
People who have little thought of the relations of the rich to the poor generally assume that all that is necessary is for the rich to give to the poor, or that they should be compelled to give part of their wealth, and all would be well. But this is a great mistake. The whole thing is in the distribution. If there is a poor man, it is always because the distribution effected by the laws in regard to the acquisition of property, the labour, and the relation of the classes is irregular; and so, to correct this irregular distribution, ...

Tagged: giving, money, poor, poverty, rich, wealth
10.18.10

Ayn Rand Quote – So you think that money is the root of all evil? Ayn Rand | (0)
So you think that money is the root of all evil? Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men ...

Tagged: greed, money, value, work, working
10.18.10

Oscar Wilde Quote – Ordinary riches can be stolen … Oscar Wilde | (0)
Ordinary riches can be stolen from a man; real riches cannot. In the treasury-house of your soul there are infinitely precious things that may not be taken from you. Try to so shape your life that external things will not harm you; and try, also, to get rid of personal property. It involves sordid preoccupation, endless industry, continual wrong. Personal property hinders Individualism at every step. - Oscar Wilde ((From Oscariana in The Prose of Oscar Wilde, pg. 600-601))

Tagged: happiness, industry, money, property, riches, success
10.15.10

Benjamin Franklin Quote – I do not pretend to give … Benjamin Franklin | (0)
To Benjamin Webb A New Method of repaying Money lent. Passy, 22 April 1784 Dear Sir, I have received yours of the the 15th instant, and the memorial it enclosed. The account they give of your situation grieves me. I send you herewith a bill for ten louis d'ors. I do not pretend to give such a sum; I only lend it to you. When you shall return to your country with a good character, you cannot fail of getting into some business, that will in time enable you to pay all your debts. In that case, when you ...

Tagged: business, character, debt, giving, lending, money, pay it forward, work
10.08.10

Bible Quote – Matthew 6:24 The Bible | (0)
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. - Matthew 6:24 (ESV) No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. - Matthew 6:24 (NASB) No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise ...

Tagged: love of money, money
10.07.10

Bible Quote – 1 Timothy 6:9-10 The Bible | (0)
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. - 1 Timothy 6:9-10 (ESV) But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of ...

Tagged: love of money, money, rich, wealth
10.05.10

Bible Quote – Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 The Bible | (0)
If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields. He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? ...

Tagged: happiness, justice, money, poor, possessions, riches, wealth, work, working
10.04.10

Bible Quote – Ecclesiastes 10:19 The Bible | (0)
Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything. - Ecclesiastes 10:19 (ESV) Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything. - Ecclesiastes 10:19 (NASB) A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything. - Ecclesiastes 10:19 (NIV)

Tagged: money
10.03.10

Voltaire Quote – In general, the art of government … Voltaire | (0)
En général, l’art du gouvernement consiste à prendre le plus d’argent qu’on peut à une grande partie des citoyens, pour le donner à une autre partie. Translates to: In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire ((Dictionnaire philosophique, p. 136))

Tagged: government, money, redistribution, taxes

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