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title: "7 Money Invented Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [Money was invented as a lubricant for the barter system, but we're way overdue for a lube and oil change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-n-robinson/money-was-invented-as-a-lubricant-for-the-barter-system-but-we-re-way/)

[Daniel N. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-n-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/daniel-n-robinson-77838_change_money-was-invented-as-a-lubricant-for-th_473280.png)

> [If money was being invented now, it wouldn't be designed to look like cash or credit cards. It would look more like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-draper/if-money-was-being-invented-now-it-wouldn-t-be-designed-to-look-like/)

[Adam Draper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-draper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecc/adam-draper-20999_bitcoin_if-money-was-being-invented-now-it-would_777611.jpg)

> [Benjamin Franklin and the whole idea of a new attitude to money: "Time is money." He invented that idea. Before that, time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/benjamin-franklin-and-the-whole-idea-of-a-new-attitude-to-money-time/)

[Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/)

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> [Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roelof-botha/money-was-invented-for-a-reason-we-ve-seen-people-try-to-use-beans/)

[Roelof Botha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roelof-botha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/roelof-botha-37989_beans_money-was-invented-for-a-reason-we-ve-se_1994181.jpg)

> [Money is crucial, money is something we invented and humankind will never be able to free itself from it because it's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renato-moicano/money-is-crucial-money-is-something-we-invented-and-humankind-will/)

[Renato Moicano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renato-moicano/)

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> [Money was invented so we could know exactly how much we owe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cullen-hightower/money-was-invented-so-we-could-know-exactly-how-much-we-owe/)

[Cullen Hightower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cullen-hightower/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/cullen-hightower-12247_funny_money-was-invented-so-we-could-know-exac_3025704.png)

> [“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/among-other-possibilities-money-was-invented-to-make-it-possible-for/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

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