Defense is superior to opulence.
Adam Smith
Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
Joseph Conrad
Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none
Doug Larson
To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the wealth that lies within my soul.
Antisthenes