Tax Quotes and Sayings

A fine is a tax for doing wrong.
A tax is a fine for doing well.

Did you ever notice that when you put the words “The” and “IRS” together, it spells “THEIRS?”

The politicians say “we” can’t afford a tax cut. Maybe we can’t afford the politicians.
-Steve Forbes

It is wrong to tax a working person almost to the breaking point, then give it to a person who is able to work but refuses to.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.
– Albert Einstein

In this world nothing is certain but death & taxes.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.
– Ron Paul

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.
– Laurence J. Peter

Taxes grow without rain.
– Jewish Proverb

The power to tax is the power to destroy.
– John Marshall

I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me.
– Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

You don’t pay taxes – they take taxes.
– Chris Rock

The best things in life are free, but sooner or later the government will find a way to tax them.

Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
– Barry Goldwater