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217 Purse quotes by 183 unique authors

If it weren't for the law, I would steal books; if it weren't for my purse, I would buy them. — Harold Laski
Thieves at home must hang; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces, escapes. — William Cowper
Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd, The milk of… — William Cowper
Christmas is a season of such infinite labour, as well as expense in the shopping and present-making line, that almost every woman I know is… — Fanny Kemble
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. — Benjamin Franklin
I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my… — Lady Gaga
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled. — Victor Hugo
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse -… — Washington Irving
We are Jesus Christ's; we belong to him. But even more, we are increasingly him. He moves in and commandeers our hands and feet, requisitions… — Max Lucado
I ran five miles today. Then, finally, I said, 'Here, lady...take your purse.' — Emo Philips
No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse. — Theodore Roosevelt
When the purse strings tighten up at museums, the institutions usually cut back and cancel shows. That's exactly the wrong reaction. In fact, now is… — Jerry Saltz
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the… — Friedrich Schiller
I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse,… — Maria Sharapova
I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around… — Howard Stern
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. — George Washington
I am a person who goes out without a purse. — Sigourney Weaver
I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter. — Venus Williams
She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awkward purse, never knowing how to hold it, where to hang it,… — Zadie Smith
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;… — William Shakespeare
Fletch then kisses me on the forehead before opening the cabinet under the coffeemaker to grab placemats and napkins. Retrieving these items is his job… — Jen Lancaster
would you reach in the drawer there and give me my purse. A girl doesn't read this sort of thing without her lipstick. — Truman Capote
I believe the poor fierce-eyed child had figured out that with a mere fifty dollars in her purse she might somehow reach Broadway or Hollywood… — Vladimir Nabokov
Why do you mention my father?' screamed he; 'Why do you mingle a recollection of him with the affairs of today?' Because I am he… — Alexandre Dumas

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