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“Cash is cold comfort under these circumstances. But make no mistake about it; It is some comfort.”

Money Mistake Cold Circumstances Comfort Cash

Author:Georgette Mosbacher

“The obsession with gold, actually and politically, occurs among those who regard economics as a branch of morality. Gold is solid, gold is durable, gold is rare, gold is even (in certain very peculiar circumstances) convertible. To believe in thrift, solidity and soundness is to believe in some way in the properties of gold.”

Way Believe Certain Money Circumstances Morality Economics Gold Regard Property Obsession Branches Peculiar Thrift Solidity Soundness

Author:Christopher Hitchens

“The determination of the value of an item must not be based on its price, but rather on the utility it yields. The price of the item is dependent only on the thing itself and is equal for everyone; the utility, however, is dependent on the particular circumstances of the person making the estimate. Thus there is no doubt that a gain of one thousand ducats is more significant to a pauper than to a rich man though both gain the same amount.”

Men Persons Values Money Rich Doubt Particular Amount Circumstances Thousand Equal Gains Determination Significant No Doubt Dependent Yield Items Utility Rich Man

Author:Daniel Bernoulli

“War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.”

Humans War Ends Wisdom Motivation Certain Money Progress One Thing Circumstances Taxes Increase Train Unforeseen Human Wisdom

Author:Thomas Paine

“I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh.”

People Ideas Given Poor Money Involved Circumstances No Idea Poor People Get Involved Lending Bangladesh Lending Money

Author:Muhammad Yunus

“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”

“Happiness is not bought by money, but it can buy circumstances and conditions that improve the chances of a worldly kind of happiness.”

Kind Wealth Chance Money Conditions Circumstances Worldly

Author:Steve Scott

“We all know that men in moderate circumstances can have just as comfortable houses as the richest, just as comfortable clothing, just as good food. They can see just as fine paintings, just as marvelous statues, and they can hear just as good music. They can attend the same theaters and the same operas. They can enjoy the same sunshine, and above all, can love and be loved just as well as kings and millionaires.”

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll: Miscellany