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“Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil. As he grew up it was his duty as a Christian and a gentleman to appear to despise filthy lucre, whatever his secret opinion of it might be.”

Children Might Christian Money Secret Opinion Taught Duty Grew Grew Up Devil Flesh Agents Chiefs Gentleman Despise Cradle Filthy

Book:Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography

Source: Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography

“Being the dependents of the general government, and looking to its treasury as the source of all their emoluments, the state officers, under whatever names they might pass and by whatever forms their duties might be prescribed, would in effect be the mere stipendiaries and instruments of the central power.”

States Government Might Form Names Money Power Effects Duty Source Instruments Mere Officers Treasury

Author:Andrew Jackson

“Everything you have, whether it's money or stuff, is an obligation. It is as much your duty to care for and nurture any object you own as it would be if that object were your child. All possessions come with responsibilities. More possessions equals greater responsibility.”

Ifs Children Would Be Care Stuff Money Responsibility Greater Objects Duty Our Children Possession Obligation Your Children Nurture

Book:Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma

Source: Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma

“Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise.”

Men May Born Money Education Wise Duty University Born Free

Author:Adlai Stevenson I

“Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.”

Able Jobs Money Duty Bears Sticks Injustice Spending Finished Maturity

Author:Ann Landers

“The right to private property meant at the same time the right and duty to be personally concerned about your own well-being, to be personally concerned about your family's income, to be personally concerned about your future. This is hard work.”

Wells Hard Money Responsibility Duty Hard Work Concerned Property Income Well Being Our Future Your Future Private Property

Author:Mikhail Khodorkovsky

“God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.”

Men Believe Stills Use Used I Believe Ability Money Mankind Duty Conscience Fellows Making Money More Money Fellow Man Gift From God

Author:John D. Rockefeller

“Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.”

“I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.”

Giving Believe I Believe Religious Money Duty Honestly Philanthropy

Book:John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth

Source: John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth

“I've got enough money in my life to retire now and do nothing. But I've got a duty and obligation to see if we can create more jobs in this state, and the government's got an obligation to approve projects and to assess them for the benefit of the people of Queensland.”

People Ifs States Enough Government Jobs Money Responsibility Duty Benefits Projects Obligation Australia Retiring Queensland

Author:Clive Palmer

“A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.”

Lasts Money Duty Accounts Debt Settling Accountability

Book:Living Every Day: A Book of Faith, Philosophy, and Fun,

Source: Living Every Day: A Book of Faith, Philosophy, and Fun,

“The first duty of man is to support himself - to see to it that he does not become a burden. His next duty is to help others if he has a surplus, and if he really believes they deserve to be helped.”

Ifs Men Firsts Believe Doe Helping Next Money Support Duty Deserve Burden Helping Others Surplus

Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll