You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are.

Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise.

A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.

My old father used to have a saying: If you make a bad bargain, hug it all the tighter.

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain. Fancy giving money to the Government! Nobody will see the stuff again. Well, they've not idea what money's for- Ten to one they'll start another war. I've heard a lot of silly things, but, Lor'! Fancy giving money to the Government!

Money is no good unless it contributes something to the community, unless it builds a bridge to a better life. Any man can make money, but it takes a special kind of man to use it responsibly.

The parish wanted to do this (file the lawsuit) to preserve to right of parishioners to recover the money they donated.

If it turns out they need the money after all, they just submit a new estimate,

Half of the great comedians I've had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn't understand why they were funny to anybody.