Town Lies

Famous quotes containing the words town and/or lies:

“The honest Man has, I know, that modest Desire of Gain which is peculiar to those who understand better Things than Riches; and I dare say he would be contented with much less than what is called Wealth in that Quarter of the Town which he inhabits, and will oblige all his Customers with Demands agreeable to the Moderation of his Desires.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)

“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)