Proverbs about Money
1. A fool and his money are soon parted:
e.g. He won 20 million ringgits and somehow lost it all in just a few short
years. He spent it on silly things and loaned money to friends and family. A
fool and his money are soon parted.
2. A good name is better than riches:
e.g. Always do what you say you are going to do. A good name is better
than riches.
3. A good payer is a master of another’s purse:
e.g. My parents taught me that it’s always important to pay your bills in
full and on time. A good name is better than riches.
4. A good paymaster never wants workmen:
e.g. People really enjoy working for this company because they pay fairly
and on time. A good paymaster never wants workmen.
5. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys:
e.g. The company started paying later and later, and making it more
difficult for their employees to get their money. Soon all the good
employees left. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
6. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise:
e.g. Steve says that going to bed early and getting a good night’s sleep is
part of his success for being super productive during the day. Early to bed,
early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
7. Money doesn’t grow on trees:
e.g. Stop asking for things you don’t need and don’t really want. Money
doesn’t grow on trees.
8. Money is the root of all evil:
e.g. He betrayed his friends in their time of need, just so he could make a
few dollars, this had just proven the saying 'Money is the root of all evil' to
be right.
9. Money isn’t everything:
e.g. I know you’re very focused on your career, but don’t work so hard that
you lose sight of what’s really important. Remember, money isn’t
everything.
10. Money Talks:
e.g. If you want them to let you into the club, give them some money,
money talks.
11. Money can’t buy happiness:
e.g. I heard that millionaire lost everything in his divorce; it’s proof that
money can’t buy happiness.
12. Cash is king:
e.g. I’m sorry we don’t accept credit cards, cash is king here.
13. Time is money:
e.g. I’m sorry, but I have got to go now, I am late for a job and time is
money!
14. Money makes the world go round:
e.g. The proverb, ‘money makes the world go round’ is used as a statement
by itself mostly to show how important money is.
15. It takes money to make money:
e.g. You will need to invest one million dollars into the project before you
see any profit. Why so much? Because it takes money to make money.
16. You can’t take it with you.:
e.g. Why do you want to make more money? You have made plenty of
money during your life, but you can’t take it with you.
17. Money is a good servant / slave, but a bad master.:
e.g. Poor Jenny, her husband is never home, he is always working. They
have a nice house and car, but he is never around to enjoy them. It’s true;
money is a good servant but a bad master.