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> [“If you want to raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-k-abdelnour/if-you-want-to-raise-your-standard-of-living-raise-your-standard-of/)

[Ziad K. Abdelnour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-k-abdelnour/)

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> [“God will not judge by man’s standard of what is right, but by His own, and they are vastly different!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-branks/god-will-not-judge-by-man-s-standard-of-what-is-right-but-by-his-own/)

[William Branks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-branks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/william-branks-43211_different_god-will-not-judge-by-man-s-standard-of_308750.jpg)

> [“Poverty has deceived many of us into believing that some people who are in that state love the food, clothes, places, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/poverty-has-deceived-many-of-us-into-believing-that-some-people-who/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_associate_poverty-has-deceived-many-of-us-into-bel_525660.jpg)

> [“Older people sometimes talk about the good old days when life was better. In fact, they talk nostalgically about their own youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eraldo-banovac/older-people-sometimes-talk-about-the-good-old-days-when-life-was/)

[Eraldo Banovac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eraldo-banovac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/eraldo-banovac-7341_availability_older-people-sometimes-talk-about-the-go_1493140.jpg)

> [“In Africa, there is a birthrate trap: a higher standard of living will lead to smaller families but smaller families will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/in-africa-there-is-a-birthrate-trap-a-higher-standard-of-living-will/)

[Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/christopher-hitchens-117_africa_in-africa-there-is-a-birthrate-trap-a-hi_3011767.jpg)

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