Quotes by Affluence But avarice and ambition in the rich, in the poor the hatred of labour and the love of present ease and enjoyment, are the passions which prompt to invade property, passions much more steady in their operation, and much more universal in their influence. Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. Adam Smith affluence rich making-money Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality. Adam Smith inequality affluence economics The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors. Alexander Hamilton obscurity affluence favour Verily, affluence brings anxiety! Anne Ellis affluence wealth anxiety It is natural that affluence should be followed by influence. Augustus William Hare affluence influence money The favorite statistic is that the U.S. contains 6 to 7% of the world population but consumes more than half the world's resources and is responsible for that fraction of the total environmental pollution. But this statistic hides another vital fact: that not everyone in the U.S. is so affluent. Barry Commoner environmental affluence facts The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant. Charles Jencks absolutes affluence models Affluence, unboundedness, and abundance are our natural states. We need only to restore the memory of what we already know. Deepak Chopra affluence memories needs There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world. Deepak Chopra affluence self-esteem world I have always paid careful attention to social and economic conflicts, to the dialectic - if we can call it that - between high and low. Maybe it's because I was not born or brought up in affluence. Elena Ferrante affluence conflict attention The unfortunate have claims upon the hearts of those whom God has blessed with affluence. Eliza Parsons affluence blessed heart For the Left, affluence is won, not earned. Dennis Prager affluence left Affluence = abundant flow. Eric Butterworth affluence flow spiritual The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have. Erich Fromm affluent affluence want Spiritual influence never coincided with material affluence. F. F. Bruce affluence influence spiritual Things, things, things. Always more things, and success is seen as the abundance of things. Francis Schaeffer abundance affluence True affluence is to not need anything. Gary Snyder affluence needs True affluence is not needing anything. Gary Snyder affluence Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society. Hubert H. Humphrey pollution affluence society The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence. Indira Gandhi affluence birth birth-control 123»