“When a fellow says, "It hain't the money, but th' principle o' the thing," it's th' money.”

— Kin Hubbard

Hoss Sense and Nonsense (1926).
As quoted in The American Treasury, 1455-1955 (1955) by Clifton Fadiman, p. 993.
Variant: When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the money.

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