Rich Men Quotes

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Rich men's sons are seldom rich men's fathers.

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.