“[The rich] are like the pearl in the oyster: shiny indeed, and produced by the living body of the oyster, but at the same time somewhat extraneous to the organism.” WealthRichInequalityWealthyWealth QuotesWealth AccumulationWealthy QuotesEconomic HistoryWealth And Virtues Book:As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West Source: As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West