money quotes

With the economy in a mess according to politicians and the media. I thought it time to post my favorite quotes about money.

C.C.Colton:

Mere wealth can't bring us happiness;

Mere wealth can't make us glad;

But we'll always take a chance, I guess,

At being rich and sad.

Robert G. Ingersoll: "Few rich men own their property. Their property owns them."

Eleanora Duse: "I have the greatest of riches: that of not desiring them."

Ben Narasin: "Having lots of money doesn't change anything. I just amplifies it. Jerks become bigger jerks, and nice guys become nicer."

Sir Philip Gibbs: "It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same."

Dolly Parton: "You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap."

And one of my favorites, by J. Brotherton: "My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants."

Is the economy really as bad as congress, the politicians and the media claim? Maybe it is just a smokescreen to hide what they are REALLY doing. I know lots of folks have lost their jobs, but I do not personally know anyone who has. I go to the store for groceries, and the streets are busy with traffic, the parking lot is crowded, grocery carts are full, and I find all the things I need to feed the family. The "poor" families still have 2 or 3 cars in the driveway, 4 tv sets, the kids wear nice clothes to school. I have not seen any one in rags. Perhaps Oklahoma is not as bad off as other parts of the country, but perhaps it is a matter of perspective.

Can we spend our way to prosperity? In the words of Artemus Ward, "Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow to do it."

Wishing you enough.......

Grandma in the yellow house

(Oh, nearly forgot to add almost everyone I know has a cell phone)