The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.
—Aristotle, c. 322 BC
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Mammon, n. The god of the world’s leading religion. His chief temple is in the holy city of New York.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1911No man will take counsel, but every man will take money: therefore money is better than counsel.
—Jonathan Swift, 1702Business? Why, it’s very simple; business is other people’s money.
—Alexandre Dumas, 1857Oligopoly, plutocracy, kleptocracy: All things that are good for a shareholder.
—James J. Cramer, 2006