William Wilberforce Quotes

People don't want to hear about me having leather walls or gold toilets.

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes.

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

It's actually sad to be rich.

When I was growing up, we were in a high income bracket, one of the highest. I was one of the first in high school to get a car. And I didn't have to wait for it to be a graduation present, either. We've probably got one of the nicest houses in Sacramento.

I still have my feet on the ground; it's just that I wear expensive shoes.

Living in London and having a lavish lifestyle, it's not that important to me.

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything.

Just to pile up money for my own sake, I just can't view that as good citizenship.

[Yahya Khan] thought of nothing but acquiring beautiful cars, building beautiful homes, making friends with bankers, and sending money abroad.

I'm not interested in making money, or being wealthy enough to have a villa in Beverly Hills, because in Paris I don't need that much money.

I mean to be too rich to lament or to feel anything of the sort. A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it.

All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.

Luxury and Ostentation usually make me feel antsy, like I'm going to get a case of gout.

My watch say I made it, my chains say I'm rich. Diamonds in my mouth got me talking cash s**t.

Maybe money can't buy love - but it can get you practically everything else.

For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think?

Of a life of luxury the fruit is luxury, whether in agriculture, or commerce, or literature, or art.

Money is the answer for everything.

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches.

Love is the grandest thing on God's earth, but fortunate the lover who has plenty of money.

The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance.

With much we surfeit; plenty makes us poor.