Freedom Quote by Alan Watts

When other sects speak well of Zen, the first thing that they praise is its poverty.

— Dogen

The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation where you have nothing to contribute.

— Michael Palin

Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

— William Hazlitt

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity…

— Duane Elgin

poverty denotes a lack of necessities and simplicity a lack of needs.

— Dervla Murphy

There is another form of poverty! It is the spiritual poverty of our time, which afflicts the so-called richer countries particularly seriously.

— Pope Francis

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

— Anonymous

Poverty is dishonorable, not in itself, but when it is a proof of laziness, intemperance, luxury, and carelessness; whereas in a person that is…

— Plutarch

“Poverty may be a privilege and even a way of life for the monk in the desert,for he has only himself to sustain and…

— Og Mandino

Poverty, in the end, is a state of dispossession and deprivation in which people are not only deprived of their income, but also of…

— James Gustave Speth

Poverty is about low, self-esteem and a lack of role models and opportunities. Without money, people resort to de-dignifying activities in order to support…

— John Hope Bryant

Poverty is a soft pedal upon the branches of human activity, not excepting the spiritual.

— H. L. Mencken