Quotes about poverty
poverty noble advantage
The great advantage in noble parentage is that enables one to endure poverty more easily. Friedrich Nietzsche
poverty littles possessed
Truly, whoever possesses little is that much less possessed: praised be a little poverty!
poverty modern sermon-on-the-mount
Modern poverty is not the poverty that was blest in the Sermon on the Mount. George Bernard Shaw
poverty rich poor
He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get. Geoffrey Chaucer
poverty sin
Poverty is no sinne. [Poverty is no sin.] George Herbert
poverty spirit tender-is-the-night
It is not necessarily poverty of spirit that makes a woman surround herself with life—it can be a superabundance of interest... F. Scott Fitzgerald
poverty morality ethics
Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the morality, nor the ethics to solve the problems of poverty. Fidel Castro
poverty world misery
It is seldom that the miserable of the world can help regarding their misery as a wrong inflicted by those who are less miserable. George Eliot
poverty program
The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty. H. Rap Brown
poverty results wit
Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit. Jean de la Bruyere
poverty disgrace inconvenient
Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient. Milton Berle
poverty way measuring
There is no good way of measuring poverty. Milton Friedman
poverty remember moments
there are worse things than poverty, though I can't for the moment remember what they are ... Nancy Mitford
poverty dignity persons
When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied. Hubert H. Humphrey
poverty avarice-greed ends
For avarice begins where poverty ends. Honore de Balzac
poverty cease avarice
Where poverty ceases, avarice begins.
poverty investment aids
Foreign aid must be viewed as an investment, not an expense. Kay Granger
poverty citizens found
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens. Jimmy Carter
poverty secure
There is nothing perfectly secure but poverty. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
poverty handicapped mentally-handicapped
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. Henri Nouwen
poverty riches reason
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason Henry Fielding
poverty ridiculous rich
All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich Johann Kaspar Lavater
poverty purses surrender
Poverty hides itself in thought before it surrenders to purses. Khalil Gibran
poverty wealth recommendations
Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation. Napoleon Hill
poverty charity pleading
Poverty comes pleading not for charity, for the most part, but imploring us to find a purchaser for its unmarketable wares. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
poverty poor standards
As society advances the standard of poverty rises. Theodore Parker
poverty climate ends
We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. Jim Yong Kim
poverty beggar
Beggars can't be choosers. John Heywood
poverty urban appalachia
There is extreme poverty in Appalachia, where I was, and increasingly poverty is not just an urban thing. Shane Claiborne
poverty sin disobeying
Poverty is caused by sin and disobeying the word of god. John Hagee
poverty prosperity dangerous
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity. John Calvin
poverty wealth poor
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more. John Bunyan
poverty imagine poor
That is one consolation when you are poor—there are so many more things you can imagine about. Lucy Maud Montgomery