Quotes about Opulence
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
— Esther 1:8
and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
— Genesis 26:13
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
— Ezekiel 23:41
During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
— Genesis 41:47
The hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. It implies a hatred of arts.
— Victor Hugo
The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
— Edith Wharton
He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.
— Samuel Johnson
A feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees.
— Anonymous
I am prosperous. I am coming into overflow.
— Joel Osteen
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
— 2 Chronicles 9:20
While the Venezuelan people starve, the Chavistas post photographs on Facebook of their European vacations, their lavish parties, their designer outfits, the bouquets of fresh flowers that adorn their homes.
— Dinesh D'Souza
Why, the man is rich as wedding-cake.
— LM Montgomery