中国人有句老话，“有钱能使鬼推磨”，英语也有类似的谚语：
Money makes the world go around. - 钱使地球转动。(其实人家地球是自己在转:)
Money is power. - 钱就是力量。 （Knowledge is power, too:)
A golden key can open any door.:Sufficient money can accomplish anything. -金钥匙能打开所有的门。
真正能开很多门的钥匙却和金子无关 - skeleton key: a key made to open a number of different locks - 万能钥匙
Every man has his price.: It's possible to bribe anyone as long as you know what to bribe him or her with. - 每个人有他的价格 - 也就是说每个人都可以被收买，只要你出得起钱或是能满足这个人的需要。
受贿的人一般都不会光明正大地拿钱，所以这钱要偷偷地从桌子底下给：
under the table informal money that is paid under the
table is paid secretly and illegally:
Payments were made under the table to local officials.
贪官们帮你办点事，开开后门则要收钱 - kickback
kickback:informal money that someone pays secretly and dishonestly in return for someone's help [= bribe]
get in through the back door to achieve something by
having an unfair secret advantage: - 走后门
His father works there so he got in through the
back door.
钱除了可以让人帮你办事还可以让人不办事：
hush money: money that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing - 给钱别人，让人不揭发你，不把你的丑事扬出去。
offer bribes - 行贿
accept/take a bribe - 受贿
《圣经》里面说，"The love of money is the root of all evil." - 对钱财的贪恋是万恶的源泉。
君子爱财，取之有道。
虽然没有钱万万不能，但是钱并不是万能的。 有许多东西是钱不能买到的。 广东人有一句话，“有钱唔是大晒。”- 不是有几个臭钱就可以为所欲为，任意摆布别人。
What Money Can Buy
Author Unknown
It can buy a House
But not a Home
It can buy a Bed
But not Sleep
It can buy a Clock
But not Time
It can buy you a Book
But not Knowledge
It can buy you a Position
But not Respect
It can buy you Medicine
But not Health
It can buy you Blood
But not Life
It can buy you Sex
But not Love
Money isn't everything
It often causes pain and suffering
I tell you this
cause I'm your friend
and want to take away
your pain and suffering
So send me all your money
and I will suffer for you
I ACCEPT CASH, MONEY ORDERS,
PERSONAL CHECKS, CASHIERS
CHECKS, BAGS OF GOLD,
BARS OF PLATINUM, GRADE 5 PLUTONIUM,
ETC...