Quotes by Opulence Defense is superior to opulence. Adam Smith opulence economy defense With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches, which in their eye is never so complete as when they appear to possess those decisive marks of opulence which nobody can possess but themselves. Adam Smith opulence eye people Only economists mistake physical opulence for riches. Aldo Leopold opulence riches mistake To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the wealth that lies within my soul. Antisthenes opulence soul lying If poverty makes man groan, he yawns in opulence. When fortune exempts us from labor, nature overwhelms us with time. Antoine Rivarol opulence poverty men It is a thing which every sensible American should learn from every sensible Englishman, that glare and glitter, gimcracks and gewgaws, are not indispensable to domestic solacement. Herman Melville glare opulence glitter In a community where public services have failed to keep abreast of private consumption things are very different. Here, in an atmosphere of private opulence and public squalor, the private goods have full sway. John Kenneth Galbraith atmosphere opulence community The extremes of opulence and of want are more remarkable, and more constantly obvious, in [Great Britain] than in any other place that I ever saw. John Quincy Adams opulence saws want Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury. Joseph Conrad opulence luxury firsts Luxury starts where functionality ends and where the true value is personal and so has no price or reason. Marcel Wanders opulence luxury design We are suggesting a new kind of opulence, of intelligent indulgence over blind gluttony. Naeem Khan opulence intelligent kind Out of all the opulences of a living entity its humility which pleases Krishna. Other opulences can also please Krishna if offered with humility. Radhanath Swami opulence krishna humility Opulence is the law of the universe, an abundant supply for every need if nothing is put in the way of its coming. Ralph Waldo Trine opulence law needs The opulence of Wilde is a bit too florid for Sherlock, who is a much darker character, ... fascinated by the human condition, but also overwhelmed by it. Rupert Everett overwhelmed opulence character What very often happens when people make films about rich people, the camera is quite mesmerised by the opulence and quite theatrical in fact. Tilda Swinton opulence cameras people Plush velvet conjures up kings and opulence. Roger Stone up opulence velvet kings