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Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich. ~ Oscar Wilde
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich.
An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.~ Franklin P. Jones
An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.
He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.~ Proverbs - Japanese Proverb
He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.
- Japanese Proverb
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose.~ Richard Whately
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose.
All decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's; a few gifted individuals manage to do both.~ Saki
All decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's; a few gifted individuals manage to do both.
