The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most people, once the money started getting bigger, thought we would buy a millionaire's house looking out at the sea - but what would two middle-aged people do that for? We were sensible enough when we got it.
The truth is that my grandfather was quite wealthy, a shipbuilder.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'
I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.
I have high-tech tastes. If I had $100 million, I would spend it on research equipment rather than a yacht.
Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.
The most valuable wealth of a man is his knowledge, which cannot be destroyed; all other riches that he has gained are not considered to be wealth at all.