Love is for free, just expensive to shop.
— Rick Ross
Uplifting marriage expenses quotes that are about laughing at my expense
If a door is shut, attempts should be made to open it;
if it is ajar, it should be pushed until it is wide open. In neither case should the door be blown up at the expense of those inside.

We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone.

A successful life is expensive; it will cost you something to become a champion.
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect.
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people.

At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction. For which service the senate, with complimentary resolutions, enrolled me in its order.
Return to a simpler life, and you will see that behind the expensive cars, the fashionable clothes, the empty celebrities, the fancy houses and the thick layers of make-up life has real meaning. Behind all the lies there is a deep well of wisdom that we can all drink from, and grow wiser, healthier and happier.
Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much.

We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries...I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
There are two sets of principles. They are the principles of power and privilege and the principles of truth and justice. If you pursue truth and justice it will always mean a diminution of power and privilege. If you pursue power and privilege, it will always be at the expense of truth and justice
Therapy is extremely expensive. Popping bubble wrap is radically cheap.

And I want women to be modest in their appearance.
They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.
The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.
A bruised heart that chooses to beat with a passion for God amid pulsing pain and confusion may just be the most expensive offering placed on the divine altar.

we were raising our standard of living at the expense of our standard of character.
This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop.
Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice.
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.

Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state.
They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Discrimination is discrimination no matter who the victim is, and it is always wrong. There are no special rights in America, despite the attempts by many to divide blacks and the gay community with the argument that the latter are seeking some imaginary special rights at the expense of blacks.
Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy.
If I see an orchid that's fantastically expensive, I'll buy it.
It's worth it, for no other reason than it gives me pleasure.

I hate fashion. Or the word fashion, which sounds colorful, extravagant, expensive and gorgeous. “I never wanted to walk the main street of fashion. I have been walking the sidewalks of fashion from the beginning, so I’m a bit dark.
There can be a blurry line between laughing at the expense of a character and laughing at the recognition of something painful and true. But blurry as it may be, it is nevertheless unmistakable, and sometimes the laughter I hear makes me wince.
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Expense account - expense, promotion expense, repairs expense, maintenance expense, rent expense, salaries and wages expense, transportation expense, supplies expense and
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Freight expense - In accounting, the concept of a freight expense or freight spend account can be generalized as a payment for sending out a product to a customer. It falls
Accretion expense - In accounting, an accretion expense is a periodic expense recognized when updating the present value of a balance sheet liability, which has arisen from
Interest expense - expense can represent the cost of borrowing money from banks, bond investors, and other sources. Interest expense is different from operating expense
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A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.
Now remember kids if anyone ever offers you drugs say 'Thank you' cause drugs are very expensive.
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining?
Stand for something. Don't quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty.
A fully developed bureaucratic mechanism stands in the same relationship to other forms as does the machine to the non-mechanical production of goods. Precision, speed, clarity, documentary ability, continuity, discretion, unity, rigid subordination, reduction of friction and material and personal expenses are unique to bureaucratic organization.
Love is an ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses.
One way we gave small businesses more money to invest was by extending tax provisions on expensing. This allows businesses to immediately write off things like equipment, without being burdened by depreciation requirements.