Quotes / Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor

Marry him, or marry me
I'm the one who loves you baby, can't you see
I ain't got no future or family tree
But I know what a prince and lover ought to be

— Spin Doctors, "Two Princes"

I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on the back of my boyfriend's bicycle

— Spoken during a Chinese dating show.

I must make up my mind today
What to have, what to hold.
A poor man's roses,
Or a rich man's gold.

— Patsy Cline, "A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)"

"Why would the courtesan choose a penniless sitar player over the maharajah who is offering a lifetime of security? That's real love."

— The Duke, Moulin Rouge!

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