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“Nin knew how much humans loved money, riches, and material things-though he never really could understand why. The more technologically advanced the human species got, the more isolated they seemed to become, at the same time. It was alarming, how humans could spend entire lifetimes engaged in all kinds of activities, without getting any closer to knowing who they really were, inside.”

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Book:The Other Side of Life (Book #1, Cyberpunk Elven Trilogy)

Source: The Other Side of Life (Book #1, Cyberpunk Elven Trilogy)

“When a man makes a specialty of knowing how some other fellow ought to spend his money, he usually thinks in millions and works for hundreds.”

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Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

“That isn’t about money, fame, or power. It’s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money can’t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.”

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Author:Jennifer Hudson

“I never thought that the possession of money would make me feel rich: it often does seem to have an opposite effect. But then, I have never had the opportunity of knowing, by experience, how it does make one feel. It is something to have been spared the responsibility of taking charge of the Lord's silver and gold.”

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Author:Lucy Larcom

“The whole value of the dime is in knowing what to do with it.”

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Book:The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature, addresses, and lectures

Source: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature, addresses, and lectures

“False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing.”

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Book:The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and Enlightenment

Source: The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and Enlightenment

“And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.”

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Author:Moliere

“Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack.”

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Author:James Earl Jones

“We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune.”

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Author:Jim Rohn

“Or did you say it's the love of money that's the root of all evil? To love a thing is to know its nature. To love money is to known and love the fact that money is the creation of the best power within you, and your passkey to trade your effort for the effort of the best among men. It's the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money - and he has good reason to hate it. The lovers of money are willing to work for it. They know they are able to deserve it.”

Source: For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)