Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman.
In the modern-day world, where time is premium and battle for subsistence is unimaginably tough, the hapless common man simply gives in and pays the bribe just to get on with life.
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.
A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
Men are likely to be quite generous, especially financially.