The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Saadi

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes.

Edward Gibbon

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Theodore Roosevelt

The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.

Voltaire

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.

Benjamin Franklin

I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'

Benjamin Franklin

Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect some financial difficulties.

Victor Hugo

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Henry Ward Beecher

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

Henry Fielding

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Karl Marx