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Poor Man Quotes by Diogenes
- 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,…
- A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, If you are a rich man, whenever you please;…
More Poor Man Quotes
- Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse. — Abu Bakr
- A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
- To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom… — W. E. B. Du Bois
- All but the hard hearted man must be torn with pity for this pathetic dilemma of the rich man, who has to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and… — Charles Dickens
- I play for the poor man. I try to give a thrill to the lunch bucket fan. I know their plight. I… — Unknown Author
- Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather… — Teresa of Avila
- Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low. — Ovid
- Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
- The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls… — Albert Camus
- I am a poor man, but I have this consolation: I am poor by accident, not by design. — Josh Billings
- Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do… — Henry David Thoreau