The book is one of those you thumb through, reading here and there since it's filled with quotations.
Winokur does a good job of providing entertaining and thoughtful entries into the quotations where everyone from Ancient Rome to the late 20th century hold forth on their definitions of rich or wealth among other subjects.
Compiled by Jon Winokur, it really makes you realize that the WAY the rich live is more mind-bloggling than you thought.
Here's a brief selection of quotations from authors, of course, about how they view money.
Ground-breaking author Jacqueline Susann said, "Money is applause."
Playwright Neil Simon said, "Money brings some happiness. But, after a certain point, it just brings more money."
Carl Sandburg said, "Money buys everything, except love, personality, freedom, immortality, silence, peace."
I won't even tell you about the chapter on the arrogance of the super rich!
Takeaway Truth
Reading this book explains how the trust fund babies of the world end up with little common sense and too many episodes of "people behaving badly."
Our youngest daughter and I have talked about this very thing many times. I think I'll have to get this book. Thanks for the tip.
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