[Ads-l] Quote: Money is like muck, which spred abroad, doth good; but hoarded and heaped up, is like a stinking Dunghill

[Dave Hause]

Giving new insight to the phrase "filthy lucre."
Dave Hause
-----Original Message----- 
From: ADSGarson O'Toole
Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 10:01 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Quote: Money is like muck, which spred abroad, doth good; but 
hoarded and heaped up, is like a stinking Dunghill
Thanks to Bonnie for her great help with the EEBO database. The QI
website now has an entry on the topic in the subject line of this
message.

Riches Are Like Muck Which Stinks in a Heap But Spread Abroad Makes
the Earth Fruitful

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/02/05/muck/

Garson

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:28 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wealth redistribution is a perennial topic of political debate. I
> recently received a request to explore the provenance of the following
> expression:
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Money is like manure.  If you spread it around, it does a lot of good,
> but if you pile it up in one place, it stinks like hell.
> [End excerpt]
>

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