Affluence Quotes

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The penalty of affluence is that it cuts one off from the common lot, common experience, and common fellowship. In a sense it outlaws one… — Arnold J. Toynbee
Works of Art can only be produc'd in Perfection where the Man is either in Affluence or is Above the Care of it. — William Blake
We are not satisfied with peace alone. There has to be prosperity, there has to be affluence, there has to be fulfillment in life, not… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Many a painter has lived in affluence, in high esteem, who lacked the divine spark, and who is utterly forgotten to-day. — Walter J. Phillips
In recent times no problem has been more puzzling to thoughtful people than why, in a troubled world, we make such poor use of our… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Let Joy or Ease, let Affluence or Content, And the gay Conscience of a life well spent, Calm ev'ry thought, inspirit ev'ry grace, Glow in… — Alexander Pope
Affluence creates poverty. — Marshall McLuhan
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security. — Suze Orman
Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to… — Shimon Peres
For the Left, affluence is won, not earned. — Dennis Prager
We may feel the pain of falling back from a level of affluence to which we have grown accustomed, but most people in developed countries… — Peter Singer
Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. — Tacitus
He is now rising from affluence to poverty. — Mark Twain
According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you… — Deepak Chopra
We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost touch with reality.… — Richard J. Foster
The freedom of affluence opposes and contradicts the freedom of community life. — Wendell Berry
I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence. — Lee Child
Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence… — Adam Smith
The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become… — Charles Jencks
Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient. — Jesse Schell

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