Money is the root of all evil
This is a misquotation. It is not money but the love of it that is the root of all evil. See The love of money is the root of all evil.
Money burns a hole in the pocket
Some people spend their money so quickly that it seems as if it burns a hole in the pocket and drops out.
Money begets money
The more money you make, the easier it becomes to make still more. Nothing succeeds like success.
Moderation in all things
Moderation means avoidance of excess. Do not go to extremes.
A miss as a good as a mile
Whether you have missed your objective by a narrow margin or a wide one, you have still failed. Suppose that you and your friend Douglas are... Read more →
Misfortunes never come singly
One misfortunes is generally followed closely by another. As Robert Herrick wrote in his poem Sorrows Succeed: When one is past, another care we... Read more →
The mills of God grind slowly
This is a warning of divine retribution, which may take time but will overtake us in the end. There are various of it, perhaps the best known... Read more →
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past
This has two meanings: (a) The mill can be turned only by the water that is passing through it now. The water that turned it yesterday cannot... Read more →
Might is right
The argument put forward by those who are strong. 'It is said ', wrote Voltaire, 'that God is always on the side of the big... Read more →
Men strain at gnats and swallow camels
This is hypocrisy, the behaviour of those who speak loudly against small offences while committing, much greater offences at the same time.... Read more →