The most valuable of all human possessions, next to a superior and disdainful air, is the reputation of being well-to-do.
Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997.
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.