If all men were rich, all men would be poor.

He was one of those born clever enough at gaining a fortune, but incapable of keeping one; for the qualities and energies which lead a man to achieve the first, are often the very cause of his ruin in the latter case.

The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.

He was always ready to pick a halfpenny out of the dirt with his teeth.

Think what stupid things the people must have done with their money who say they're 'happier without'.

How often the rich like to play at being poor. A rather nasty game, I've always thought.

I have no problem with the rich, only with those who have a problem being rich.

The rich have a passion for bargains as lively as it is pointless.

No matter how bad it gets, I'm rich at the dollar store.

Boredom is the keynote of poverty ... it's dark brown sameness.

'Poor but happy' is not a phrase invented by a poor person.

The Great Depression, 1931 - that was the year when our family ate the piano.

Rich people are just poor people with money.

If you've ever really been poor you remain poor at heart all your life. I've often walked when I could very well afford to take a taxi because I simply couldn't bring myself to waste the shilling it would cost.

We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

If you aren't rich, you should always look useful.

It's no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.

The difference between old veau and nouveau is that one dies, and the Other buys.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.