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To me, the poor are like Bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a six-inch deep flower pot, you… — Muhammad Yunus
Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy. — Robert Burton
No one must ever let power or social, economic, or political interest turn him or her away from other human beings, from the attention they… — Tariq Ramadan
Poor people have big TV's. Rich people have big libraries. — Jim Rohn
They stared at her curiously, and she caught snatches of conversation in two or three languages. It wasn't hard to guess their content, and she… — Lois McMaster Bujold
I was getting tired about what the preacher called Christian. Anything he did was Christian, and the people in his church believed it, too. If… — John Kennedy Toole
Alternatively you can twist the cylinder round twice clockwise; that turns it into a hand grenade. Five-second fuse. I tested it on one of my… — Anthony Horowitz
And when Jace was ten years old, Valentine killed him. Michael, I mean." "That sounds like something he would do," said Luke. His tone was… — Cassandra Clare
Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her… — Louisa May Alcott
Do we know our poor people? Do we know the poor in our house, in our family? Perhaps they are not hungry for a piece… — Mother Teresa
I believe poor people are good people, except the ones that are mean . . . — Fannie Flagg
There is such solace in the mere sight of water. It clothes us delicately in its blowing salt and scent, gossamer items that medicate the… — Sebastian Barry
And that taught me you can't have anything, you can't have anything at all. Because desire just cheats you. It's like a sunbeam skipping here… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The intelligent poor individual was a much finer observer than the intelligent rich one. The poor individual looks around him at every step, listens suspiciously… — Knut Hamsun
I know there is poor and hideous suffering, and I've seen the hungry and the guns that go to war. I have lived pain, and… — Ann Voskamp
All great spirituality teaches about letting go of what you donâ€™t need and who you are not. Then, when you can get little enough and… — Richard Rohr
Come little children I'll take thee away, into a land of Enchantment Come little children the time's come to play here in my garden of… — Edgar Allan Poe
Jesus announced which will be the criteria of the final judgment of our lives: we will be judged according to love.We will be judged according… — Mother Teresa
Infinity is a dreadfully poor place. They can never manage to make ends meet. — Norton Juster
Once leprosy had gone, and the figure of the leper was no more than a distant memory, these structures still remained. The game of exclusion… — Michel Foucault

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