Poor Quotes

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In progressive societies the concentration[of wealth] may reach a point where the strength of number in the many poor rivals the strength of ability in… — Will Durant
I care for riches, to make gifts To friends, or lead a sick man back to health With ease and plenty. Else small aid is… — Euripides
I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words. — Unknown Author
I have gone through the most terrible affair that could possibly happen; only imagine, my shadow has gone mad; I suppose such a poor, shallow… — Hans Christian Andersen
Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother. Thank… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying that you want a country based on Christian values. Because you… — Jimmy Carter
I could see the road ahead of me. I was poor and I was going to stay poor. But I didn't particularly want money. I… — Charles Bukowski
I love my poor earth because I have seen no other. — Osip Mandelstam
I'm not a Republican because I grew up rich, but because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor, waiting for the… — Mike Huckabee
Too rich to be relevant to the world's poor, [Europe] attracts immigration but cannot encourage imitation. Too passive regarding international security. Too self-satisfied, it acts… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
After all, the rich get richer and the poor get children. Which is okay so long as lots of them starve in infancy. — John Brunner
Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor… — Andrew Carnegie
Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and… — John D. Rockefeller
Smug respectability, like the poor, we've had with us always. Today, however, ... such obtuseness is an indulgence we can no longer afford. The computer,… — Studs Terkel
Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave. To hell with… — Aravind Adiga
People say 'Poor guy.' That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. 'Poor guy,' like I'm some victim. There's… — Mike Tyson
I would only spend a week or two in the Philippines, most probably the week during my birthday because I am planning to give away… — Manny Pacquiao
My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
History will judge societies and governments â€” and their institutions â€” not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and… — Cesar Chavez

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