Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Overcharging - Salesmen Know It Well: Wilde

"The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it." -- Oscar Wilde

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

A Soul Worth More Than All Gold: But Not to Merchants

"How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth all the gold in the world, and the merchants say that it is not worth a clipped piece of silver." -- Oscar Wilde

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Wealth is Mandatory when Wealth is Worshipped

“Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of this century is wealth. To succeed one must have wealth. At all costs one must have wealth.” -- Oscar Wilde

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Saturday, January 05, 2008

Oscar Wilde Money Quote on Living Within Your Means

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from lack of imagination." -- Oscar Wilde

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Monday, December 31, 2007

Oscar Wilde on New Year's Money Resolutions

"Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account." -- Oscar Wilde

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Precious Riches of the Soul Cannot be Stolen

"Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." -- Oscar Wilde

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Monday, June 18, 2007

Rich Enough to Buy Back Past?

"No man is rich enough to buy back his past." -– Oscar Wilde

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