Every one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie. – Max Beerbohm, “Hosts and Guests,” 1918

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. – Henry David Thoreau

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

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