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Money Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
- Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine.
- Money alone is absolutely good, because it is not only a concrete satisfaction of one need in particular; it is an abstract satisfaction of all.
- In their hearts women think that it is men's business to earn money and theirs to spend it.
- A man of talent will strive for money and reputation; but the spring that moves genius to the production of its works is not as…
- Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people.
- Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to…
- Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!
- Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
- Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
- Hence, in all countries the chief occupation of society is card-playing, and it is the gauge of its value, and an outward sign that it…
- Money is human happiness in the abstract.
- Money is human happiness in the abstract: he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes his heart entirely…
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