Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrows…

Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.

— Alexander Pope

..no meal is good enough to justify all the money and effort wasted in preparing it. It is an illusion and an expense. Live…

— Peter S. Beagle

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

— Samuel Butler

Well there are those who think you can only succeed at someone else's expense.

— Boy George

Late 19th-century populists saw bankers and industrialists manipulating markets to enrich themselves at the expense of small farmers and labourers and favoured political candidates…

— Robert Dallek

I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and as I…

— Michael Showalter

Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself.

— Benjamin Franklin

I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.

— Sherwood Schwartz

When I play a game, I want to play, not necessarily laugh. If you try to make me laugh at the expense of interactivity,…

— Doug TenNapel

I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long…

— Gary Locke

There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below…

— John Ridley

For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at…

— Geoff Mulgan

What's funny is funny. It doesn't matter what expense it's at. There are people who don't like that and I understand.

— Bianca Del Rio

“I will go tell him of Hermia's flight: Then to the wood will he to-morrow night Pursue her; and for this intelligence If I…

— William Shakespeare

“If a problem can be solved by writing a check, it's not a problem, it's an expense.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour