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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is… — Aristotle
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has… — Saint Augustine
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he… — Teresa of Avila
Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress. — Francis Bacon
Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty under the guidance… — Russell Baker
Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse. — Abu Bakr
I still think I'm like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That's still my mentality, so I'll be… — Amy Adams
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James A. Baldwin
A man is a poor creature compared to a woman. — Honore de Balzac
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. — Honore de Balzac
I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at… — Bob Barker
Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country. — Edward Abbey
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can… — Charles Barkley
The thing that really struck me when I went to junior high was class. I grew up on a pretty poor street, but the school… — Lynda Barry
When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits. — Gary Bauer
Obama made his no-new-taxes pledge over and over again four years ago as he campaigned. Not only has he repeatedly and blatantly violated it, but… — Bob Beauprez
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. — Henry Ward Beecher
You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich. — Henry Ward Beecher
It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to strip them of human dignity,… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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