Rich Quotes
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As soon as I find myself in the presence of a rich man, I cannot help looking upon him as an exceptional and beautiful being, as a sort of marvellous divinity, and, in spite of myself, surmounting my will and my reason, I feel rising, from the depths of my being, toward this rich man, who is very often an imbecile, and sometimes a murderer, something like an incense of admiration. Is it not stupid? And why? Why?
Octave Mirbeau
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May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure.
Socrates
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Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.
Manny Pacquiao
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Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.
Abu Bakr
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Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
Samuel Johnson
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No matter how rich you are, you can't get healthy air.
Ma Jun
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Often for hors d'oeuvres, I serve room temperature vegetables, something like that, so that the main course might be quite rich but the first course has balanced it out.
Sally Schneider
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For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
Samuel Butler
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Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
Abraham Flexner
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Unlike Milan, Italy's banking capital, or Rome, its religious center, Florence was the place where the rich went to buy goods that would showcase how wealthy they were.
Hanya Yanagihara
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Very, very few entrepreneurs who accept a 51 percent partner in a new venture will get rich if they are also expected to run it. Control is mandatory.
Felix Dennis
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I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP.
Rachel Zoe
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What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist — the right to life as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also. The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.
Rose Schneiderman
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It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed.
Walter Lord
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I'm on Medicare now. If I go and have a big operation, it costs me nothing. It should cost me a little. I'm not rich, but I can afford a few grand if I have to have my appendix taken out. I can pitch in a little bit.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.
Ian Mckellen
