We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both. Louis Brandeis
The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law. Thorstein Veblen
Your Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great wealth can be drawn. Christopher Columbus
In public, as well as in private expences, great wealth may, perhaps, frequently be admitted as an apology for great folly. Adam Smith
Small gains bring great wealth. Dutch Proverb
Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality. Chinese Proverb