take the cash and let the credit go

saying1

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   Exploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.

   • Some for the Glories of This World; and some / Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; / Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, / Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum! — 1872