money talks

Etymology
19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.

Proverb

 * 1) It is easier to accomplish goals using money instead of just talk.

Usage notes
Here is used metaphorically to mean “has actual effect, shows seriousness”, as in similar. Contrast with sense “empty words, without impact”, as in and.

Derived terms

 * money talks, bullshit walks

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Esperanto: mono parolas
 * Finnish: raha ratkaisee
 * French:
 * German: Bargeld lacht,
 * Hebrew: הכסף מדבר
 * Hindi: पैसा बोलता है
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: bíonn urraim don airgead
 * Japanese: 金が物を言う,, 閻魔大王が下す地獄での判決も金次第では軽くもなる
 * Korean: 돈이 좌우한다
 * Russian: де́ньги реша́ют всё, де́ньги пра́вят ми́ром
 * Spanish: poderoso caballero es don dinero, la pela es la pela, el dinero manda
 * Turkish: para konuşur