Tony Harrison: Hoarding Misers
on Monday, June 20, 2011Tony Harrison Money Quotation saying miserly behavior could bring financial rewards if one were willing to use them while still alive and healthy. Tony Harrison said:
“So Mister Moneybags, you’re loaded? So? You’ll never take it with you when you go. You’ve made your pile, but squandered time. Grown Old you can’t gloat over age like hoarded gold” — Tony Harrison
Tony Harrison seems to be saying that while someone (“Mister Moneybags”) may have accumulated a great deal of wealth (“you’re loaded”), they will be unable to take any of that money with them when they die (“You’ll never take it with you when you go”).
Harrison notes that in prioritizing the accumulation of wealth and possessions (“you’ve made your pile”), this person has wasted or “squandered” the finite time they had in life. Even in old age, one cannot enjoy or be proud of (“gloat over”) the money they hoarded in the same way they could have enjoyed experiences and relationships while alive.
In essence, the quote warns that an excessive focus on amassing riches causes one to miss out on truly living and savoring life while they can.