Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older. – John Maynard Keynes

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors. – Marcus Tullius Cicero