Famous quotes containing the word rich:
“More luck to honest poverty,
It claims respect, and a’ that;
But honest wealth’s a better thing,
We dare be rich for a’ that.”
—Shirley Brooks (1816–1874)
“The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“A sumptuous dwelling the rich man hath.
And dainty is his repast;
But remember that luxury’s prodigal hand
Keeps the furnace of toil in blast.”
—Mary Elizabeth Hewitt (b.1818)