The Reading Room Blog

As our first post, we thought we would republish some of our favorite financial quips. They have been on our site for years, but none-the-less, we think they are still truthful.

• Take care of the dollar, and someday it will take care of you.
  -Unknown

• More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking where they went.
  -Unknown
• If you can’t pay as you go, you’re going too fast.
  -Unknown
• How to handle money: use common sense. The simplest choices are often the best ones. Impulse is your enemy, time your friend.
  -Unknown
• Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  -Confucius
• A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.
  -Milton Berle
• First-rate men hire first-rate men; second-rate men hire third-rate men.
  -Leo Rosten
• A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
  -George Bernard Shaw
• Those that understand interest, collect it. Those that don’t, pay it.
  -Unknown

Feel free to add your own favorite quip or two as a comment.