"To earn a living is as hard as the parting of the Red Sea." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim
"There is no proxy in transgression. [The sinner cannot shift the blame to his employer.]" ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma
"A man is more concerned about the loss of his money than of his days; yet his money does not help and his days will never return." ~~ Ma’avar Yabok
"When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature." ~~ Sigmund Freud
"All of the men on my staff can type." ~~ Bella Abzug
"I don’t want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. " ~~ Samuel Goldwyn
"The victims of gold are countless." ~~ Ben Sira 8:3
"Who only spends and never earns soon gets to the bottom of his pocket." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"Our sages recommended that a father should spend less than his means on food, up to his means on dress, and beyond his means for his wife and children." ~~ Maimonides
"Be the master good or bad, the servant is still a servant." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Whoever does no work will suffer all his life." ~~ Maimonides
"There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, “What happened?” " ~~ Ann Landers