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Definition of Affluence
Affluence

A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.

An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.

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Affluence Quotations

He is now rising from affluence to poverty.
Mark Twain

Affluence creates poverty.
Marshall McLuhan

Affluence means influence.
Jack London

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
Tacitus

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.
Ray Charles

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.
Jeremy Rifkin

What people want is not what some would call imaginative and often austere productions but very lavish productions which cast back into the auditorium an image of their affluence.
Jonathan Miller

My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort.
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth... both financial affluence and emotional security.
Suze Orman


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