“I have always found that it is far more convenient to be rich rather than to be poor.”

“Some of the friendships I've found as an adult are far more rewarding than those forged out of the convenience of adolescence.”

“I have found more inspiration in the cottages of fishermen than in the palaces of the rich.”

“It is better to be rich, happy and healthy, rather than poor, miserable and sick!”

“Why are...poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions. Poverty provides a deeper motivation for understanding your neighbors, welcoming others and attending to those who are suffering. I would go so far as to say that poverty helps you understand what happiness is, what serenity is in life.”

“I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.”