"Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low." ― Ovid Topic(s): Government Tags: counts, money, nothing, nowadays More From Ovid "Art lies by its own artifice." "First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times." "Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them." More In Government "Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men."― Marcus Garvey "I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world."― Mindy Kaling "People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem."― Mitt Romney