Wealthy Philosopher Gifts

Man with bags of money - "I enjoy the simple things."

Sometimes he just stood back and admired the breathtaking scenery of his life.

'Our admission policy is now simplicity itself. If you have the tuition, you're in.'

"This 'laying up treasures in heaven' thing - Is it some kind of tax dodge or what?"

Illustration on the problem of money that is given to charities ending up in the hands of governments.

Financial Eyesight

'You're out of '50 Great Years of Mindless Consumerism?' How about 'Celebrating America's Shopping Malls?' That one, too?'

What comes after a trillion

'It's never too late to start investing, even if your Social Security number is...8?'

"Hi...Marvin Ramage - composer/ arranger/ musician author and rich."

Pollution and money

Let me warn you, toots. Celebrity is like radioactivity: you start with a big bang, then comes years with a half-life of slow decay.

"Sometimes it's good to just pause and reflect on how obscenely rich we are."

Business men talking, "Out here a guy could be lulled into thinking that there is more to life than just the power or money"

'I've noticed that it's only since I started laying golden eggs that everybody wants to be my friend...'

"A percentage of your overdraft fees goes toward feeding the hungry."

G7

'You can't take it with you so I'm sending it on ahead.'

"It's better to have loved and lost..."

"When I lost my sense of humor, I lost my sense of compassion, which is how I got where I am today."

'Five minutes, Jean-Paul.'

'I asked myself, is what I've got enough? Is the big house, the cars, the expensive clothes really enough. Isn't their more to life?'

'You'll like him. He's very optimistic - he believes that money can make you happy.'

"I like you a whole lot better when you was alive."

"There's a lesson here, son. Being rich doesn't stop it from raining,"

'All-in-all, my son... you'll find the pleasure afforded by inherited wealth far exceeds the guilt of not having earned it.'

'It's wonderful that you were able to take it with you, but now what do you plan to do with it?'

'Anyway, what's happiness? It can't buy money!'

"...He's just freelancing for Mammon!"

One old rich man to another: 'True, but on the other hand, happiness can't buy money.'

'The secret to my success? I've always believed that 'money can't buy happiness' was a conspiracy theory.'

Money isn't everything - but then, what is?