"Coarse are his meals, the fortune of the chase, Amidst the running stream he slakes his thirst, Toils all the day, an…"

"The superfluity of the rich is necessary to the poor. If you hold on to superfluous items, then, your are keeping wha…"

"To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuff-box, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a…"

"Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon, So costly were they; carpets, every stitch Of workmanship so rare, they make you …"

"Blest hour! It was a luxury—to be!"

"O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree."

"Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt: It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt."

"One of history's few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations. Once people …"

"Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: "G…"

"Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about…"