Quotes by Lapham, Lewis H.

The national distrust of the contemplative temperament arises less fro >>

Seeing is believing, and if an American success is to count for anythi >>

Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to >>

Quotations about Riches

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not >>

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. A >>

In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. >>

A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn't enough merely to make money. He feels obliged to hold views, to espouse causes and elect Presidents, to explain to a trembling world how and why the world went wrong. The spectacle is nearly always comic.

Lapham, Lewis H.