Rags To Riches

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:

    “The Beggar’s Rags, fluttering in Air,
    Does to Rags the Heavens tear.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don’t you use them in the search for love?”
    —Lech Walesa (b. 1943)