Expense Quotes

529 quotes by 442 authors

Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations. — Pliny the Elder
To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools and have good masters at home instead - and to… — Marcus Aurelius
Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in peace and safety,… — Thomas Jefferson
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expense — Unknown Author
As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment… — George Washington
Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrow all her rays from sense. — Alexander Pope
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose. — Richard Whately
Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it… — David Hume
But when that information travels only to a privileged few, when it is used to profit at the expense of the investing public, when that… — Arthur Levitt Jr
It is the custom of Venice to paint on canvas, either because it does not split and is not worm-eaten, or because pictures can be… — Giorgio Vasari
Americans deserve both clean air and clean water and never one at the expense of the other. — Carol Browner
We believe, that is, you and I, that education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment. — Lyndon B. Johnson
The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Once we considered education a public expense; we know now that it is a public investment. — Lyndon B. Johnson
I'm not dismissing the value of higher education; I'm simply saying it comes at the expense of experience. — Steve Jobs
We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this… — David Letterman
We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone. — Crazy Horse
Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Parades should be classed as a Nuisance and participants should be subject to a term in prison. They stop more work, inconvenience more people, stop… — Will Rogers
I believe that you and I - and everyone we'll ever meet - has the inborn capacity to be heroic, to take daring, courageous, and… — Tony Robbins

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