The difference between a man and his valet: they both smoke the same cigars, but only one pays for them.
— Robert Frost
All men are born equal, but quite a few eventually get over it.
— Lord Mancroft
Soldiers win battles and generals get the credit.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
Many of the quests for status symbols—the hot automobile, the best table in a restaurant or a private chat with the boss—are shadowy reprises of infant anxieties. . . . The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life.
— Willard Gaylin
A status symbol is anything you can’t afford, but did.
— Harold Coffin
Status symbols are medals you buy yourself.
— Bernhard Wicki
Advertising promotes that divine discontent which makes people strive to improve their economic status.
— Ralph Butler
