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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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. – Samuel Butler

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The darkest hour in any mans life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it. – Horace Greeley

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Money is flat and meant to be piled up. – Scottish Proverb

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A bank book makes good reading — better than some novels. – Harry Lauder

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We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane. – Francis Ford Coppola

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