Sentence examples for celebrated wealth from inspiring English sources

His first book, "A Theory of Moral Sentiments," was published more than 25 years before his celebrated "Wealth of Nations," which was itself peppered with trenchant moral analysis.

There had been a rise in the standard of living and Voltaire, among others, celebrated wealth, luxury, and the gentleness of life they permit.

Gilles de Rais, Rais also spelled Retz or Rays (born September/October 1404, Champtocé, France died October 26 , 1440 Nantes) Breton baron, marshal of France, and man of wealth whose distinguished career ended in a celebrated trial for Satanism, abduction, and child murder.

September 1404 or October 1404 Champtoce, France October 26, 1440 Nantes, France Gilles de Rais, Rais also spelled Retz or Rays (born September/October 1404, Champtocé, France died October 26, 1440, Nantes) Breton baron, marshal of France, and man of wealth whose distinguished career ended in a celebrated trial for Satanism, abduction, and child murder.

The invitation from Harvard, along with an honorary doctorate, marked a kind of apotheosis in Oprah's celebrated story of struggle from poverty and obscurity to colossal wealth, fame, and success.

He is also a celebrated philanthropist who has committed the bulk of his vast wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

It means fame; it means wealth; it means an elegant way of life among celebrated folk".

And we knew too that truthfully, some of that Scottish star-list was scraping the barrel, their celebrated names symbolising a terrible paucity of modern achievement, not an embarrassing wealth of it.

Fine art; membership in a number of fancy clubs; a home in Cornish, N.H., Doveridge (formerly owned by the artist Thomas Dewing [6] and then owned by the celebrated jurist, Judge Learned Hand [7] ), and many other accoutrements of wealth and social standing, as if by taking on the some of the appearance of a real Rockefeller, he could become one.

By 1771, "The Way to Wealth" had already risen to its unexpected status as his most celebrated piece of writing.

Every other leading owner of their day was, if not titled, at least a member of the landed gentry; and here were O'Kelly and Hayes, whose wealth came from gambling and sex, and who possessed the most celebrated racehorse in England.