Money cliches


"A fool and his money are soon parted" (Thomas Tusser)

"A penny saved is a penny earned" (Benjamin Franklin)

"There's no such thing as a free lunch" (Unknown, often attributed to Milton Friedman)

"I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock" (Henny Youngman)

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" (William Shakespeare)

"Money is no object" (Unknown)

"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" (Yogi Berra)

"For the love of money is the root of all evil" (Timothy 6:10)

"A penny for your thoughts" (John Heywood)

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping" (Bo Derek)

"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons" (Woody Allen)

"Money isn't everything — but it's a long way ahead of what comes next" (Edmund Stockdale)

"The main thing about money, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do" (Lou Mannheim, "Wall Street," played by Hal Holbrook

"Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow" (Carl Fox, "Wall Street," played by Martin Sheen


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