Quote by Samuel Butler
A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they woul

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. – Samuel Butler

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If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. – Samuel Butler

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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. – Samuel Butler

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I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh. – Muhammad Yunus

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Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. – Henry Ford

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Money is usually attracted, not pursued. – Jim Rohn

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