Amenities Quote by Ludwig von Mises

Crassus was in the habit of maintaining that nobody should be called rich who was not able to maintain an army on his income.

— Ronald Syme

We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by…

— Deepak Chopra

“The Sun King had dinner each night alone. He chose from forty dishes, served on gold and silver plate. It took a staggering 498…

— Matt Ridley

My grandfather was a civil servant. He was honest, so it would be unfair to say we enjoyed the perils of richness.

— Ali Fazal

When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they…

— Mencius

I think to be a rich and successful person in Roman society would be pretty fabulous. They had all of the comforts we want…

— Martin Shaw

“The room was not a room to elevate the soul. Louis XIV, to pick a name at random, would not have liked it, would…

— Douglas Adams

Louis XIV was very frank and sincere when he said: I am the State. The modern statist is modest. He says: I am the…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Samuel thundered that no American factory hand was worth more than eighty cents a day. And yet he could be thankful for the opportunity…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“To give you an idea of my state of mind I can not do better than compare it to one of those rooms we…

— Alfred De Musset

The American Colossus was fiercely intent on appropriating and exploiting the riches of all continents - grasping with both hands, reaping where he had…

— Gifford Pinchot

Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with its aristocracy…

— Hervey Allen