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An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.
An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends read more
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -- it gives a lovely light!
He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.
He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.
‘Nouveau riche’ is better than ‘no riche.’
‘Nouveau riche’ is better than ‘no riche.’
All decent people live beyond their incomes nowadays, and those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's. A few gifted read more
All decent people live beyond their incomes nowadays, and those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's. A few gifted individuals manage to do both.
I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious read more
I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will use 'Imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich