For what is worth in anything, But so much money as 'twill bring?
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (often misattributed or misremembered, actual quote is different in Paradise Lost, but the sentiment exists in other works, though this exact phrasing is not found in his major works. This seems to be a common misattribution, or a paraphrase of a more complex idea.)
1667 (approx)
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"Truth is compared in Scripture to a streaming fountain; if her waters flow not in a perpetual progression, they sicken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition."
Humorous"Th' associates and co-partners of our loss."
Controversial"Promiscuous reading is necessary to the constituting of human nature."
Humorous"Litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees."
Humorous"Lest we should be too much elated with our successes, or too much dejected by our misfortunes."
Strange & Unusual