Poor Man Quotes

171 quotes by 128 authors

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms… — Ben Hecht
O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, that sweet aspect of… — William Shakespeare
The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the… — Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi
Life is too short to be unhappy in business. If business were not a part of the joy of living, we might almost say that… — Unknown Author
From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I… — Charles Lamb
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
This is the gist of all worship: to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the… — Swami Vivekananda
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, here, my poor man, but be grateful that the… — Swami Vivekananda
Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case. — Albert Camus
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
When you are a rich man you are proud to own a Rolls Royce and when you are a poor man you are proud to… — Eric Cantona
There are those who argue that everything breaks even in this old dump of a world of ours. I suppose these ginks who argue that… — Bat Masterson
I'm for the poor man â€” all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job,… — Huey Long
The only difference between a rich man and a poor man, is that the poor man suffers uncomfortably, while the rich man suffers comfortably. — Swami Brahmananda
If it's that difficult for a rich man to get into heaven, think how terrible it must be for a poor man to get in… — Reverend Ike
You canâ€™t lose with the stuff I use!â€; â€œSome may say money is the root of all evil, but being in poverty is a damn… — Reverend Ike
The sweetest lives are those to duty wed, Whose deeds, both great and small Are close-knot strands of an unbroken thread There love ennobles all.… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
And many a poor man that has roved Loved and thought himself beloved From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes. — William Butler Yeats
Remember that you are an actor in a play, and that the Playwright chooses the manner of it: If he wants you to act a… — Epictetus
When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man,… — Diogenes

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