--- title: "3 Dear friend Quotes By Adrian Rogers" description: "3 Dear friend quotes by Adrian Rogers. Plus more from Adrian Rogers and more Dear friend sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/adrian-rogers-2096_care_friend-you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-int_993752.jpg" --- > [Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/friend-you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-into-freedom-by-legislating-the/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/adrian-rogers-2096_care_friend-you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-int_993752.jpg) > [“Quote of the Day The late Dr. Adrian Rogers (1931-2005) offered the following observation several years ago and it bears poignant significance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/quote-of-the-day-the-late-dr-adrian-rogers-1931-2005-offered-the/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/adrian-rogers-2096_dear-friend_quote-of-the-day-the-late-dr-adrian-roge_1944394.png) > [“You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-into-prosperity-by-legislating-the-2/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/adrian-rogers-2096_dear-friend_you-cannot-legislate-the-poor-into-prosp_2955784.png) ## Other authors on Dear friend - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/charles-spurgeon/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hermann-hesse-41906.jpg) Hermann Hesse 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/hermann-hesse/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-nickel-33547.jpg) Eric Nickel 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/eric-nickel/) ## More by Adrian Rogers > [Scientific accuracy confirms the Bible is the Word of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/scientific-accuracy-confirms-the-bible-is-the-word-of-god/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [And the Bible is not primarily a book of history. It is "His story," the story of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/and-the-bible-is-not-primarily-a-book-of-history-it-is-his-story-the/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [I have studied this Book, and I would never even dream of saying I've come to the bottom of the Word of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/i-have-studied-this-book-and-i-would-never-even-dream-of-saying-i-ve/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [I have not suffered a lot for Christ, but I want to tell you that those times that I have suffered and I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/i-have-not-suffered-a-lot-for-christ-but-i-want-to-tell-you-that/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [God doesn't need us to give Him our money. He owns everything. Tithing is God's way to grow Christians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/god-doesn-t-need-us-to-give-him-our-money-he-owns-everything-tithing/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/it-is-better-to-be-divided-by-truth-than-to-be-united-in-error-it-is/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [There must be a law if there is to be liberty. Try to play a piano and you will run into laws as fixed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/there-must-be-a-law-if-there-is-to-be-liberty-try-to-play-a-piano-and/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [Study the history of revival. God has always sent revival in the darkest days. Oh, for a mighty, sweeping revival today!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/study-the-history-of-revival-god-has-always-sent-revival-in-the/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [Prayer can do anything God can do and God can do anything!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/prayer-can-do-anything-god-can-do-and-god-can-do-anything/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [The same Jesus Who turned water into wine can transform your home, your life, your family, and your future. He is still in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/the-same-jesus-who-turned-water-into-wine-can-transform-your-home/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [You can be too big for God to use, but you can never be too small for God to use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/you-can-be-too-big-for-god-to-use-but-you-can-never-be-too-small-for/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [Study the Bible to know about God. Obey the Bible to really know God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/study-the-bible-to-know-about-god-obey-the-bible-to-really-know-god/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [God grades on the Cross not on the curve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/god-grades-on-the-cross-not-on-the-curve/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [There is no book that has had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, they have scorned it, they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/there-is-no-book-that-has-had-as-much-opposition-as-the-bible-men/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [Paul spoke about the root of faith (Eph 2:8). James spoke about the fruit of faith (Jm 2:17-18).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/paul-spoke-about-the-root-of-faith-eph-2-8-james-spoke-about-the/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/adrian-rogers/#itemlist", "name": "3 Dear friend Quotes By Adrian Rogers", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. 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