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Money is the root of all evil
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Money is the root of all evil. and The love of money is the root of all evil.
Prov. People do many evil things in order to get rich. (Biblical. Compare this with Idleness is the root of all evil.) Fred: I know I could make more money if I just knew the right things to invest in. Ellen: Don't worry so much about money. It's the root of all evil, after all. As the newspapers continued to report the dastardly things the wealthy young banker had done to become even wealthier, people shook their heads and remarked, "The love of money is the root of all evil."
See also: evil, money, root


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High scores If the love of money is the root of all evil, then the love of books is the root of delirious delight and drastic disappointment.
And, to add to what I was musing on earlier, we all know that the love of money is the root of all evil.
In 1 Timothy 6:10, the apostle Paul says, "For the love of money is the root of all evil .
 
 
 
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