Poor Quotes

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The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering. — Pope John Paul II
The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ. You must never be content to leave them… — Pope John Paul II
The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse,… — Mother Teresa
I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive it (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked,… — Mother Teresa
There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives--the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it.… — Mother Teresa
I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their… — Mother Teresa
When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread. But a person who… — Mother Teresa
I was asked why I did not give a rod with which to fish, in the hands of the poor, rather than give the fish… — Mother Teresa
Material possessions in themselves are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing, shelter and food. Yet if we refuse to share what… — Pope Benedict XVI
If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy. — Ignatius Loyola
Fondness is a poor substitute for friendship. — Mary Wollstonecraft
I thought I had been a suffragist before I became a Poor Law Guardian, but now I began to think about the vote in women's… — Emmeline Pankhurst
Thus my learning is not my own; it belongs to the unlearned and is the debt I owe themMy wisdom belongs to the foolish, my… — Martin Luther
I really want to move to a country where the poor people are fat. — Dinesh D'Souza
Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way 'round. — Walter Annenberg
Institutions work this way. A son is murdered by the police, and nothing is done. The institutions send the victim's family on a merry-go-round, going… — Huey Newton
Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. Â And they have tended to take… — Maxine Waters
This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see… — Maxine Waters
I can live well with what I have.Iâ€™m called â€˜the poorest presidentâ€™, but I donâ€™t feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to… — Jose Mujica
My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied. — Jose Mujica

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