It’s morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that it is wrong to let someone who is easily tricked or deceived keep their money. The idea is that if someone is naive or gullible, they should not be allowed to hold onto their money, because it would be unethical to let them keep it. The comedian W.C. Fields is saying that it is morally incorrect to let a "sucker" (someone who is easily fooled) maintain possession of their money.
About W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields was an American actor, comedian, juggler, and writer who rose to fame in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. He was known for his raspy drawl, grandiloquent vocabulary, and playing colorful scoundrel or everyman characters on stage and in films.
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It’s morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
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Ah, the patter of little feet around the house. There’s nothing like having a midget for a butler.
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Women are like elephants. I like to look at ’em, but I wouldn’t want to own one.
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It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.
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Some things are better than sex, and some are worse, but there’s nothing exactly like it.
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If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.
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I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.
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No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it’s only a question of degree.
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Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
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The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.
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Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?
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If I had to live my life over, I’d live over a saloon.
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Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Last week, I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Sleep – the most beautiful experience in life – except drink.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I never met a kid I liked.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Never give a sucker an even break.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Now don’t say you can’t swear off drinking; it’s easy. I’ve done it a thousand times.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women.
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You can’t trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
If there’s a will, prosperity can’t be far behind.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I’m free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I never drink water. I’m afraid it will become habit-forming.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Don’t worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
There are only two real ways to get ahead today – sell liquor or drink it.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Show me a great actor and I’ll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you’ve seen the devil.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she’ll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
On the whole, I’d rather be in Philidelphia.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I like children – fried.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I drink therefore I am.
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I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Children should neither be seen or heard from – ever again.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
Anyone who hates children and animals can’t be all bad.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I must have a drink of breakfast.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)
I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880-1946)