Maxioms Pet

X
  •   9  /  24  

    No, he was no such charlatan--
    Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan--
    Full of gasconade and bravado,
    But a regular, rich Don Rataplane,
    Santa Claus de la Muscavado,
    Senor Grandissimo Bastinado!
    His was the rental of half Havana
    And all Matanzas; and Santa Ana,
    Rich as he was, could hardly hold
    A candle to light the mines of gold
    Our Cuban owned.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  23  /  44  

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of read more

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

by Andrew Carnegie Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  5  /  12  

O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

  ( comments )
  8  /  13  

For wealth, without contentment, climbs a hill,
To feel those tempests which fly over ditches.

For wealth, without contentment, climbs a hill,
To feel those tempests which fly over ditches.

by George Herbert Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  11  

A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.

A little house well fill'd, a little land well till'd, and a
little wife well will'd, are great riches.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  16  /  12  

Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.

Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.

by Edward Young Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  8  /  11  

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wealth Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  13  

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are
disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and read more

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are
disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who
shall gather them.

by Bible Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  18  

Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health,
And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.

Dame Nature gave him comeliness and health,
And Fortune (for a passport) gave him wealth.

by Walter Harte Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  21  

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Wealth Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet