Poor Quotes

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I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother. — Abraham Lincoln
You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is in this way that mortals… — Victor Hugo
He that is poor, all his kindred scorn him, he that is rich all are kin to him — Proverb
Rich people have money, poor people have faith. — Helene Lagerberg
There are two things needed in these days; first, for rich men to find out how poor men live, and second, for poor men to… — Edward Atkinson
The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream — Harry Kemp
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches — Rainer Maria Rilke
If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living — Yiddish Proverb
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries — Douglas Casey
The difference between a rich man and a poor man, is this - the former eats hen when he pleases, and the latter when he… — Walter Raleigh Sr
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not a poet enough to call forth its… — Rainer Maria Rilke
A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they… — Bible
It is better to be poor and live long than rich and die young — Proverb
To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man… — Thomas Browne Sr
Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I curse my natal hour, Who naught enjoyed while young, denied… — Greek Proverb
Poor people entertain with the heart — Haitian Proverb
Poverty must have its satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people — Don Herold
He is poor who doesnt have enough, he is poorer who cannot get enough. — Jean Guehenno
Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Withhold your hands, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; but when fighting is… — Quran
Keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and bow down with those who bow down. (The Cow 2.43) — Quran

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