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title: "4 Worse Poor Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I think it is worse to be poor in mind than in purse, to be stunted and belittled in soul, made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-power-cobbe/i-think-it-is-worse-to-be-poor-in-mind-than-in-purse-to-be-stunted/)

[Frances Power Cobbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-power-cobbe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/frances-power-cobbe-27052_accustomed_i-think-it-is-worse-to-be-poor-in-mind-t_833950.png)

> [“To the relatively poor (who are so much worse off than the poor absolutely) education is in most cases a mocking cruelty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gissing/to-the-relatively-poor-who-are-so-much-worse-off-than-the-poor/)

[George Gissing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gissing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/george-gissing-7774_education_to-the-relatively-poor-who-are-so-much-w_885436.jpg)

> [Taking all the round of professions and occupations, you will find that every man is the worse for being poor; and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/taking-all-the-round-of-professions-and-occupations-you-will-find/)

[George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/george-bernard-shaw-68_dangerous_taking-all-the-round-of-professions-and_1137015.png)

> [“War is always far worse on the poor than the rich. Always.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lopez-lomong/war-is-always-far-worse-on-the-poor-than-the-rich-always/)

[Lopez Lomong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lopez-lomong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/lopez-lomong-61836_peace_war-is-always-far-worse-on-the-poor-than_1871921.png)

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