--- title: "1 Poverty Makes Quotes By James Payn" description: "1 Poverty Makes quotes by James Payn. Plus more from James Payn and more Poverty Makes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/james-payn-23169_cases_a-great-philosopher-has-stated-that-the_2352220.png" --- > [A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/a-great-philosopher-has-stated-that-the-worst-evil-of-poverty-is-that/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/james-payn-23169_cases_a-great-philosopher-has-stated-that-the_2352220.png) ## More by James Payn > [How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/how-large-and-varied-is-the-educational-bill-of-fare-set-before-every/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/i-never-had-a-piece-of-toast-particularly-long-and-wide-but-fell-upon/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/the-fact-is-if-a-young-man-is-naturally-indolent-the-spur-of/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/it-has-often-struck-me-that-the-relation-of-two-important-members-of/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/but-on-the-other-hand-the-occasional-and-precarious-dripping-of/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/it-is-quite-extraordinary-how-very-various-are-the-opinions/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/a-nobler-example-because-a-less-personal-one-of-the-pinch-of-poverty/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/one-forgives-the-critic-perhaps-but-never-the-good-natured-friend/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/as-a-rule-anyone-who-can-tell-a-good-story-can-write-one-so-there/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/one-would-think-that-in-writing-about-literary-men-and-matters-there/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/for-my-part-i-do-not-much-believe-in-the-predilections-of-boyhood/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/nature-of-course-is-the-best-guide-in-the-matter-of-choosing-a-pursuit/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or, if that is impossible, let us say too pronounced,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/some-critics-on-the-hearth-are-not-only-good-natured-but-have-rather/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/and-what-holds-good-of-verse-holds-infinitely-better-in-respect-to/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) > [It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-payn/it-is-better-however-for-his-own-reputation-that-the-story-teller/) [James Payn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-payn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poverty-makes/james-payn/#itemlist", "name": "1 Poverty Makes Quotes By James Payn", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; 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