1. I used the analogy of a family that goes from rags to riches and back to rags in three or four generations. BNC
2. With titles like Bound to Rise, Luck and Pluck , and Sink or Swim , they inspired millions of readers with a gloriously simple message: in America you can go from rags to riches. BNC
3. People who go from rags to riches are often afraid the good life will be snatched away from them. CIDoI