Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

If you want prosperity, you must refuse to accept any circumstances that lead toward poverty. — Napoleon Hill
Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern its acquisition. — George S. Clason
There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal. — Robert Kiyosaki
The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure. — B. C. Forbes
When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The poorest man would not part with health for money, but the richest would gladly part with all their money for health. — Charles Caleb Colton
The dignity of the human person is a transcendent value, always recognized as such by those who sincerely search for the truth. Indeed, the whole… — Pope John Paul II
Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed… — Kofi Annan
Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives. — Kofi Annan
I know that government doesn't have the all solutions that real solutions do not come from the top down. Instead, the ways to end poverty… — Kathleen Blanco
The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. The American people are ready for action! — Barbara Boxer
A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military warfare and is blind to the continuous cruelties of our social system is worthless. — Mahatma Gandhi
The international trading system was devised by the rich to suit their needs; it ignores those of the poor. — Pope Paul VI
How unthinkable that, in a country of such bursting plenty, so many people are facing ongoing hunger and poverty. If we are truly each other's… — Bonnie Raitt
I attempted to see famines as broad "economic" problems (concentrating on how people can buy food, or otherwise get entitled to it), rather than in… — Amartya Sen
The first world is going to have to account for this sort of horrible poverty in our midst. We have to, first of all, become… — Martin Sheen
It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor; It's outrageous, the crimes some human beings must endure... — Paul Simon
I am weary seeing our laboring classes so wretchedly housed, fed, and clothed, while thousands of dollars are wasted every year over unsightly statues. If… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not stronger-… — Andy Stern
My vision for the future? Two things: to make credit a human right so that each individual human being will have the opportunity to take… — Muhammad Yunus
To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person and face of the Lord to be… — Pope Francis
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer… — Pope Francis
A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between… — Pope Francis
Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor. — Pope Francis
Poverty calls us to sow hope.... Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is… — Pope Francis

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