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Poor Quotes by Saint Basil
- If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no…
- The bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden…
- If one had taken what is necessary to cover one's needs and had left the rest to those who are in need, no one would…
- If everyone would take only according to his needs and would leave the surplus to the needy, no one would be rich, no one poor,…
- When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and…
More Poor Quotes
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- When I immersed myself in prayer and united myself with all the Masses that were being celebrated all over the world at… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
- I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor… — Winston Churchill
- He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. — Samuel Johnson
- Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
- Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty… — Russell Baker
- Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse. — Abu Bakr
- I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be… — Bob Barker