Poverty Quotes

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A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
We cannot know the whole truth, which belongs to God alone, but our task nevertheless is to seek to know what is true. And if… — Wendell Berry
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person,… — Justin Bieber
Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labor of children as the treatment for the social disease… — Grace Abbott
Remember the poor, it costs nothing. — Josh Billings
Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater… — William Blake
To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. — W. E. B. Du Bois
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa,… — Unknown Author
It's not a coincidence that in the Scriptures, poverty is mentioned more than 2,100 times. It's not an accident. That's a lot of air time,… — Unknown Author
Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of… — Unknown Author
Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism. — John O. Brennan
Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't. — Jeff Bridges
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country. — H. Rap Brown
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family… — Harry Browne
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. — Harry Browne
Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less, and what worlds away. — Robert Browning
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money. — Gro Harlem Brundtland

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