#expense

I will go tell him of Hermia's flight: Then to the wood will he to-morrow night Pursue her; and for this intelligence If I have thanks, it is a dear expense: But herein mean I to enrich my pain, To have his sight thither and back again. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#expense #hermia #pain #pursue #dreams

That one woman is capable of loving another is an historical truth; but never yet lived one who could not listen to her own praises at the expense of her adored friend. ↗

— Minna Antrim

#another #capable #could #expense #friend

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. ↗

— Scott Adams

#between #difference #expense #look #makes

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they cook for other people is to think that it has to be fancy and elaborate. This results in enormous expense and nine days of labor, plus you end up trying to assemble a croquembouche in front of your guests and everyone's experiencing flop sweat. ↗

— Ted Allen

#biggest #biggest mistakes #cook #days #elaborate

The key is growth margins went in the right direction, unit volume increased quarter on quarter, and expenses came down. We threw off over $300 million in cash. All of those were in the right direction. So I think we're on our way. ↗

— Gil Amelio

#cash #direction #down #expenses #growth

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. ↗

— Cato

#cessation #expenses #work

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it. ↗

— Josh Billings

#expense #good #pay #repair #road

Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#american #american consumers #billion #cannot #consumers

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. ↗

— Bette Davis

#else #everything #expense #found #i

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#even #expense #fame #few #fruition