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"Money is like muck (manure), not good except it be spread."
"Simple rules for saving money. To save half: When you are fired by an eager impulse to contribute to a charity, wait, and count to forty. To save three-quarters, count sixty. To save it all, count sixty-five."

Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are: medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value and sometimes, a standard of deferred payment.
"Money is like muck (manure), not good except it be spread."
"The sinews of business (or state)."
"A lot of money goes to money-heaven."
"The greediness of gain is the only principle on which a stranger can be induced to furnish a stranger."
"The sinews of affairs are cut."
"Largent est un bon serviteur, mais un méchant maître."