The want of money is the root of all evil.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Evil Quotes, Money Quotes

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory...

Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory...

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.