quote · Legacy record
The love of money is the root of all evil.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
In print by 1905 AD · modern
Recorded in a printed collection by this date; the original date of these words is still unknown.
From the source collection
Meaning
The cause of a particular problem or the cause of society’s problems in general. I believe the amount involved in this project is a substantial sum, and money is the root of all evil, as they say.
This explanation comes from the collection, rather than a new Edsverb interpretation. See the attribution and source notes below.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Anonymous
Attribution: unknown - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- In print by 1905 AD · modern
In print by 1905: recorded in Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
An author lifetime, approximate period or collection date is not necessarily the date when these words were first written or spoken. - Recorded source
- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
1 Timothy vi. 10.
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.