Poor Quotes
5043 Poor quotes by 2780 unique authors
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The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg.
— Khalil Gibran
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Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually though needlessly poor all their lives because they think that they…
— Henry David Thoreau
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
— J C Ryle
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Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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The Church will always be renewed when our attention shifts from ourselves to those who need our care. The blessing of Jesus always comes to…
— Henri Nouwen
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America has not been a story or a byword. That small community of Pilgrims prospered and, driven by the dreams and, yes, by the ideas…
— Ronald Reagan
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Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as…
— Pope Francis
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There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is abundance of hearing,…
— J C Ryle
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God has not made this world to be a nest for us, and if we try to make it such for ourselves, he plants thorns…
— Charles Spurgeon
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We can neither heal nor build if, on the one hand the rich in our society see the poor as hordes of irritants or if…
— Nelson Mandela
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If you want to change who you are, begin by changing the size of your dream. Even if you are broke, it does not cost…
— Robert Kiyosaki
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Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a…
— Dalai Lama
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Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry.
— Pope Francis
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Make a decision to be successful right now. Most people never decide to be wealthy and that is why they retire poor.
— Brian Tracy
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Poor minds talk about people average minds talk about events great minds talk about ideas
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town.
— Johnny Cash
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
— Woody Hayes
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Rich people collect land. Poor people collect bills.
— T. Harv Eker
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Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls of…
— Eric Burdon
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When I was poor and I complained about inequality they said I was bitter. Now I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm…
— Russell Brand
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Slight was the thing I bought, small was the debt I thought, Poor was the loan at best - God! but the interest!
— Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
— T. Harv Eker
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If we stop thinking of the poor as victims or as a burden and start recognizing them as resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value conscious…
— C. K. Prahalad
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Since when do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes - one rich, one poor - both…
— Ronald Reagan
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I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you
— Adele
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