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Coined Phrases

"A fool and his money are soon parted."
~A Defense of Government, by John Bridges (1587)

"Money speaks."
~The Rover, by Aphra Behn (1681)

"I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken a strong hold on the affections of men..."
~Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (1835)

"There are some things that money cannot buy."
~The New York Times (May 31, 1864).

"Money isn't everything."
~Saturday Evening Post (June 18, 1870)

"The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.
~Pudd'nhead Wilson, by Mark Twain (1894).

"Money doesn't grow on trees."
~The Washington Post (July 17, 1906)

"We're in the money."
~Gold Digger's Song, by Al Dubin (1933)

"Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you."
~Furthermore: A Very Honorable Guy, by Damon Runyon (1938)

"Put your money where your mouth is."
~The New York Times (Feb. 20, 1945)

"The buck stops here."
~President Harry S. Truman's campaign slogan (1948).

"Money makes the world go around."
~Money, Money, by Fred Ebb (1966)

"For I don't care too much for money,
For money can't buy me love."
~Can't Buy Me Love, by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (1964)

"Show me the money!"
~Jerry Maguire, by Cameron Crowe (1996)

"You're so money!
~Swingers, by Jon Favreau (1996)

"Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game."
~Trump: Art of the Deal, by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz (1987)

"I'll bet you a dollar to a doughnut."
~Author unknown

"As phony as a three-dollar bill."
~Author unknown