Of all the riches that we hug, of all the pleasures we enjoy, we can carry no more out of this world than out of a dream.
Riches are able to solder up abundance of flaws.
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
The man who dies rich… dies disgraced. ~
That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches.
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
He who is contented is rich.
There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one.
The fame of the rich man dies with him; the fame of the treasure, and not of the man who possessed it, remains.
Riches are a good handmaid, but the worst mistress.
Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.
It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in want of money. It is clear, they have not value for what they spend.
It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.
Among the very rich you will never find a really generous man, even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egoistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.
The jests of the rich are ever successful.
He hath riches sufficient who hath enough to be charitable.