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Rich Quotes - Page 36

Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is.

Andrew Vachss (2012). “A Bomb Built in Hell: Wesley's Story”, p.207, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.

William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius (1857). “Shakespere's Werke”

Faults that are rich are fair.

William Shakespeare (1793). “The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added Notes”, p.489

One thing must be granted to the rich: they are goodnatured.

William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.39, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

William Cowper (1854). “Poetical works of William Cowper (with selections from the works of Robert Lloyd [and others]) ed. by R. Bell”, p.58

Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

William Cobbett (2011). “A Year's Residence in the United States of America: Treating of the Face of the Country, the Climate, the Soil... of the Expenses of Housekeeping... of the Manners and Customs of the People; And, of the Institutions of the Country...”, p.63, Cambridge University Press

Oppression is often the consequence, but seldom or never the means of riches.

Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson (1988). “Paine and Jefferson on Liberty”, p.34, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work.

"Stewart D. Friedman on 'Leading the Life You Want'". Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. August 22, 2016.

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

Samuel Richardson, Pamela (fict.name.) (1811). “Pamela; or, Virtue rewarded”, p.281

Riches, perhaps, do not so often produce crimes as incite accusers.

Samuel Johnson (1784). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes..”, p.68

One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers, Gilbert Wakefield (1806). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers ... and Others; to which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author”, p.293

Wit will never make a man rich, but there are places where riches will always make a wit.

Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi, James Boswell (1787). “The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...”, p.283