An empty purse and a new house make a man wise, but too late.
The horseman serves the horse, The neat-herd serves the neat, The merchant serves the purse, The eater serves his meat; 'Tis the day of the chattel, Web to weave, and corn to grind, Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind.
Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse.
For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.
Take a coin from your purse and invest it in your mind. It will come pouring out of your mind and overflow your purse.
A light purse is a heavy curse.
Your best investment is to pour your purse into your head, and no one can take it away from you.
Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.
I don't have to ask you where you've been, cause the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn.
When the tour first started (at La Costa), it was great value. You couldn't pay an ad agency for the kind of publicity it was generating. But over the years, costs kept going up because of purse structures, and eventually you reach a point of diminishing returns.