Wealth Quotes - 4

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, The New Testament, Luke 18:25 (ESV).

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Kings of the Nizam dynasty were said to be among the richest men in the world. They indulged their fantasies on an extraordinary extent. For instance, the ninth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali, Asif Jha VI (1869-1911) is reputed to have never repeatedly worn a dress. It is said that his wardrobe filled an entire wing of the palace and stood two storeys high.

Ababu Minda Yimene

— An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, Its Maintenance and Change (2004, pg. 4)

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If I was as rich as Rockefeller I'd be richer than Rockefeller, because I'd do a bit of window cleaning on the side.


— Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British actor and comedian. Quotation from The Two Ronnies television series.

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The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.

p. t. barnum

— 'Preserve Your Integrity', The Art of Money Getting (1880).

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Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Benjamin Franklin

— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1736 edition).

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The rich is the one that rules over those of little means, and the borrower is servant to the man doing the lending.

solomon

— Solomon, Proverbs 22:7

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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I'd be darling at it.

dorothy parker

— From her interview for The Paris Review, reprinted in Writers at Work, First Series (1958).

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No rich man is a patriot, no rich man is a friend. They have all only got one fatherland the Ritz-Carlton; and one friend the mistress they're promising to divorce their wives for.


— Christina Stead, House of All Nations, pub. by Simon & Schuster (1938).

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I wonder why rich people always grow fat I suppose it's because there's nothing to worry them.

edith wharton

— Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905).

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To be wealthy has never been a goal of mine. You can only spend so much and you cannot take it with you, so for me leaving a good body of work is more important.


— Philip Andre Mickey Rourke, Jr., American actor and screenwriter. Live magazine, The Mail on Sunday newspaper, 8th November 2009; Interviewed by Chris Sullivan

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Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipped the devil If I thanked my God for worldly things.

william blake

— William Blake, Riches. (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations)

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But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, When we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.

will carleton

— Will Carleton, The Ancient Miner's Story.

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Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health, And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.


— W. Harte, Eulogius, 411.

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It cannot be repeated too often that the safety of great wealth with us lies in obedience to the new version of the Old World axiom Richesse oblige.

Holmes, Sr., Oliver Wendell

— A Mortal Antipathy, Introduction.

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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.

jean cocteau

— Les Enfants Terribles translation by Rosamond Lehmann (1929).

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Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something.

john lennon

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Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good.

Martin Luther

— Martin Luther, Colloquies, p. 90. (Ed. 1652).

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You often ask me, Priscus, what sort of person I should be, if I were to become suddenly rich and powerful. Who can determine what would be his future conduct? Tell me, if you were to become a lion, what sort of a lion would you be?


— Martial, Epigrams (c. 80-104 AD), Book XII, Epigram 92.

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He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.


— Psalms, XXXIX. 6. (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations)

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How many threadbare souls are to be found under silken cloaks and gowns!


— Thomas Brooks, p. 523. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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Worldly wealth is the devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase.

robert burton

— p. 522. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))

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In truth, poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

walter bagehot

— The Waverly Novels (1858).

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