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title: "6 Happy Poor Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I've been poor, so I know I can be happy and poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chappell-roan/i-ve-been-poor-so-i-know-i-can-be-happy-and-poor/)

[Chappell Roan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chappell-roan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/chappell-roan-5844_be-happy_i-ve-been-poor-so-i-know-i-can-be-happy_564185.jpg)

> [Man must be happy, as happy as a poor child cheerfully playing with his poor toy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/man-must-be-happy-as-happy-as-a-poor-child-cheerfully-playing-with/)

[Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/107/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_children_man-must-be-happy-as-happy-as-a-poor-chi_1128345.jpg)

> [“Happy is a poor word for someone who's trying to live a rainbow-colored life in a black-and-white world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-bornstein/happy-is-a-poor-word-for-someone-who-s-trying-to-live-a-rainbow/)

[Kate Bornstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-bornstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/kate-bornstein-11426_happy_happy-is-a-poor-word-for-someone-who-s-t_2313156.jpg)

> [I AM HAPPY, EVEN WHEN I AM POOR!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikel-musial/i-am-happy-even-when-i-am-poor/)

[Mikel Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikel-musial/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/mikel-musial-25750_being-happy_i-am-happy-even-when-i-am-poor-2714894_2714894.jpg)

> [Can you be happy with the movies, and the ads, and the clothes in the stores, and the doctors, and the eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-dunn/can-you-be-happy-with-the-movies-and-the-ads-and-the-clothes-in-the/)

[Katherine Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-dunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/katherine-dunn-2693_ads_can-you-be-happy-with-the-movies-and-the_2958825.jpg)

> [The lily in splendor, the vine in her grace, The fox in the forest, all had their desire, As then I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-pitter/the-lily-in-splendor-the-vine-in-her-grace-the-fox-in-the-forest-all/)

[Ruth Pitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-pitter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/ruth-pitter-27704_desire_the-lily-in-splendor-the-vine-in-her-gra_3057035.png)

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