Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey; The horse doth with the horseman away.

Quote by Dorothy Parker

Topics: Money Quotes, Shame Quotes

I am never going to be famous...I do not do anything. Not one single thing....

I am never going to be famous...I do not do anything. Not one single thing....

Sometimes I think Ill give up trying, and just go completely Russian and sit on...

Sometimes I think Ill give up trying, and just go completely Russian and sit on...

I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there...

I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there...

Art is a form of catharsis

Art is a form of catharsis

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone

Money is only congealed snow.

Money is only congealed snow.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.

Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.

How do people go to sleep? I'm afraid I've lost the knack. I might try...

How do people go to sleep? I'm afraid I've lost the knack. I might try...

Enjoyed it! One more drink and I'd have been under the host.

Enjoyed it! One more drink and I'd have been under the host.

The only ism Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

The only ism Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

My land is bare of chattering folk; the clouds are low along the ridges and...

My land is bare of chattering folk; the clouds are low along the ridges and...

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is...

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is...

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the...

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the...

That woman speaks eight languages and can't say no in any of them.

That woman speaks eight languages and can't say no in any of them.

Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.

Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

Our government has a simple task: recognize our nations real problems, and address them in...

Our government has a simple task: recognize our nations real problems, and address them in...

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people