Quote#Money & Wealth
A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when…
Quote byClarence Day · 1874–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ""Annual Report of the League for Improving the Lives of the Rich" in The Crow's Nest (1921).
English (original)
A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health, it limits one's chance of indulging in nice simple pleasures, and in many cases it lowers the whole moral tone.
— Clarence Day
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