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William Christopher Handy

"The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household."

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"The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household."

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"Egoism and Money [Goddess of wealth; Lakshmi] are very much at odds [have great enmity]. There should be just enough egoism to accomplish one's work. Beyond that, any expanded egoism and money have great enmity. Money (Lakshmi) stays away from it."

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"There's a correlation between the number of digits on a man's bank balance, and, the number of things that his woman is willing to forgive him for."

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"Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody."

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"The Bible does not say money is the root of all evil; it says the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. A poor man who, in his heart, worships the idea of being rich is more vulnerable to its evils than a rich man who has a heart to use it all for the Lord."

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Amber Hurdle

"To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it."

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"Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money."

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"Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated."

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"You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle."

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Amber Hurdle

"Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!"

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"To be clever enough to get all that money one must be stupid enough to want it."

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