Quote by Oscar Wilde

“I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.”

— Oscar Wilde

“But what they find most amazing and despicable is the insanity of those who all but worship the rich, to whom they owe nothing…

— Thomas More

“beautiful sins, like beautiful things, are the privilege of the rich”

— Oscar Wilde

“It [being very rich] used to worry me, and I thought it wrong to have so many beautiful things when others had nothing. Now…

— Evelyn Waugh

“Maybe everyone is too rich. I have noticed that there is no dissatisfaction like that of the rich. Feed a man, clothe him, put…

— John Steinbeck

“...you suffer the rich to do as they wish and hold the less fortunate to a higher standard. Tis unfair and tis the dirty…

— Erica Eisdorfer

“If you are rich and full-fed, don’t laugh at the impulsiveness of the poor. They were not acting from their souls, but they were…

— Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

“Today's wealthy are poor though they don't know it. They can't bring their possessions to where we're all going.”

— Elie Wiesel

“Wealth means nothing if you believe such a life affords you the right to pity, Caitie. It affords us great responsibility.”

— Melissa Petreshock

“After having everything, a rich man seeks applause and reverence, for there is guilt in his mind. The guilt of having everything in this…

— Abhaidev

“is it not written, that those who make haste to be rich, pierce themselves through with many sorrows?”

— Charles Kingsley

“In a world of limited resources, our wealth is at the expense of the poor. To put it simply, if we have it, others…

— Richard J. Foster