Quotes About Opulence

Great treasures bring out great greed in the hearts of men and great greed has been the downfall of many nations. - from "Opoponax Dreams

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

Jane circled the mansion, passing door after door, all too la-di-da for comfort.

Abundance is the natural state of the Earth, of nature, and of the universe.

I loved the flash of jewels and the luster of satin. In those days women dressed.

The unnecessary and superfluous volume of pure beauty around here is not the be believed.

Here I am, in a lovely hotel room, with my own bathroom. I have never experienced such incredible luxury.

She had been privileged and protected like a pig in a diamond-encrusted pigsty lined with red velvet cushions.

In vogue and cosmopolitan they clutch their Pomeranians and walk among the millionaires or watch from swayback steamer chairs

If you're right and my life sucks, I'll just have to marry an ugly, old billionaire. The first time he sees me naked, which will be on our honeymoon, he'll have a heart attack and die. I'll inherit his entire fortune. You can be my chauffeur.

That's a lovely piece," Kat said, pointing at a Louise XV armoire near the fireplace. The man raised his eyebrows. "Did you come to steal it?" "Darn it," Kat said with a snap of her fingers."I knew I should have brought my big purse.

Money comes and goes, darling. Tiaras are forever. So are titles." Gabrielle

I have a major weakness for Oreo cookies and David Yurman jewelry.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

My God, I don't know anyone who likes to accumulate their wealth more than the Europeans.

First, one scrambles for wealth. Then, one luxuriates in mocking the effeteness that comes with it.

A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy.

The product of extraordinary wealth allied to a taste for the sumptuous.

I photograph wealth.

Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.

There was a time in my life when I was independently wealthy.

If I were to generalize a bit, I would say that the ultra rich in Asia live on a scale that far surpasses the wealthy in the U.S. or Europe.

Manhattan is so tailored. It's driven by appealing to the very wealthy and tourists.