I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.

I've been rich and I've been poor; rich is better.

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time

Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress.

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune read more

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

You often ask me, Priscus, what sort of person I should be, if I
were to become suddenly rich read more

You often ask me, Priscus, what sort of person I should be, if I
were to become suddenly rich and powerful. Who can determine
what would be his future conduct? Tell me, if you were to become
a lion, what sort of a lion would you be?

Embarrassment of riches.
[Fr., Embarras des richesse.]

Embarrassment of riches.
[Fr., Embarras des richesse.]

It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.

It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.

Who hath not heard the rich complain
Of surfeits, and corporeal pain?
He barr'd from every use read more

Who hath not heard the rich complain
Of surfeits, and corporeal pain?
He barr'd from every use of wealth,
Envies the ploughman's strength and health.