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The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them. — St. Vincent
It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a… — St. Vincent
There are poor societies which have too little; but where is the rich society that says: 'Halt! We have enough'? There is none. — E F Schumacher
The priestly vocation is essentially a call to sanctity, in the form that derives from the Sacrament of Holy Orders.Â Sanctity is intimacy with God;… — Pope John Paul II
O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! We beseech thee to look with pitying eyes on poor heretics and schismatics. Do thou, who… — Pope Pius XII
Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor. — Pope Leo XIII
Logic is a poor model of cause and effect. — Gregory Bateson
Most leaders would agree that theyâ€™d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Â Those… — Stephen Covey
Not many of us will be leaders; and even those who are leaders must also be followers much of the time. This is the crucial… — Garry Wills
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression,… — James H. Cone
You know when you see a mother someplace just melting down on her kid? She's like, 'Shut up, I hate you, you're ugly!'... Any parents… — Louis C. K.
A gentleman doesn't have one set of manners for the house of a poor man and another for the house of someone with an income… — William Maxwell
A considerable proportion of the developed world's prosperity rests on paying the lowest possible prices for the poor countries' primary products and on exporting high-cost… — Philip Agee
Iwill always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose… — Joseph Pulitzer
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother again...I seek forgiveness… — Marie Antoinette
The church would betray its own love for God and its fidelity to the gospel if it stopped being . . . a defender of… — Oscar Romero
When we speak for the poor, please note that we do not take sides with one social class. What we do is invite all social… — Oscar Romero
The way to deeper knowledge of God is through the lonely valleys of soul poverty and abnegation of all things. The blessed ones who possess… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Unless the poor of the world agitate for themselves to be heard, there will be no changes in their circumstances — Vandana Shiva
Water must be free for sustenance needs. Since nature gives water to us free of cost, buying and selling it for profit violates our inherent… — Vandana Shiva

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