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Jaron Lanier Money Quotation saying because of Moore’s Law making computer driven machines smarter and capable of doing things more cheaply than humans, that human labor appears too expensive. Jaron Lanier said:

When machines get incredibly cheap to run, people seem correspondingly expensive

– Jaron Lanier

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Jaron Lanier Money Quotation saying a computer gets cheaper and faster while people don’t change or improve, we don’t get less expensive as computing does, yet we expect ever higher payment for our human services. Jaron Lanier said:

Moore’s Law means that more and more things can be done practically for free, if only it weren’t for those people who want to be paid

– Jaron Lanier

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William Shakespeare Money Quotation saying in this Henry IV (pt 2) line from Falstaff emphasizing the futility of endlessly borrowing to resolve debt. Falstaff said:

I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse: borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable

– William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare Money Quotation saying bad actors can demand any wage from their rich counterparts in crime when they are needed enough. William Shakespeare said:

When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will

– William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare on Beggary of Poor in Spirit

June 6, 2013 finance

William Shakespeare in This King John quote emphasizes our discontent at both wealth and poverty, while focusing on finances at either end of the money spectrum. William Shakespeare said: Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail, And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then shall [...]

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Shakespeare on Contentment as Wealth

June 5, 2013 happiness

William Shakespeare Money Quotation saying Being satisfied and happy means being wealthy, regardless of how much the purse or pocket holds. William Shakespeare said: Poor and content is rich, and rich enough – William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare saying Talk is Cheap

June 4, 2013 debt

William Shakespeare Money Quotation saying money is required, talk is cheap and won’t make obligations go away or make tax collectors happy or resolve the rent when due. William Shakespeare said: Words pay no debts – William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare on Trashy Purses

June 3, 2013 wisdom

Shakespeare Money Quotation saying The container for our cash is truly trash, but our name and reputation count far more than any account can hold. Shakespeare said: Who steals my purse steals trash … but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which … makes me poor indeed. –William Shakespeare

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