Rags to riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, or sometimes from obscurity to fame. This is a common archetype in literature and popular culture (for example, the writings of Horatio Alger, Jr.).
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Famous quotes containing the words rags and/or riches:
“Life is nothing but rags and tags and filthy rags at that.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“Better to go from poverty to riches than from riches to poverty.”
—Chinese proverb.
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