Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

If rich, it is easy enough to conceal our wealth; but, if poor, it is not quite so easy to conceal our poverty. We shall… — Charles Caleb Colton
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful. — Thucydides
Empty pockets make empty heads. — William Carlos Williams
Poverty is very good in poems but very bad in the house; very good in maxims and sermons but very bad in practical life. — Henry Ward Beecher
War on nations changes maps. War on poverty maps change. — Muhammad Ali
To all of which is added a selection from the elementary schools of subjects of the most promising genius, whose parents are too poor to… — Thomas Jefferson
The truth is that the want of common education with us is not from our poverty, but from the want of an orderly system. More… — Thomas Jefferson
Something is wrong. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, crime, torture, corruption and the ice capades. If this is the best God can do,… — George Carlin
Whatsoever is good for God's children they shall have it, for all is theirs to further them to heaven; therefore, if poverty be good, they… — Richard Sibbes
Too many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents ... A choice is only possible if there are genuine… — Germaine Greer
You have available to you, right now, a powerful supercomputer. This powerful tool has been used through-out history to take people from rags to riches,… — Brian Tracy
We believe that poverty does not belong in a civilized human society. It belongs in museums [...] A poverty-free world might not be perfect, but… — Muhammad Yunus
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. — Seneca the Younger
Give me ... a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for them, even as our Lord… — Johann Arndt
One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor can… — Unknown Author
The MDGs have been a fundamental framework for global development. A clear agenda, with measurable goals and targets, and a common vision have been crucial… — Sha Zukang
Investment in AIDS will be repaid a thousand-fold in lives saved and communities held together. — Peter Piot
I'd grown up thinking that a [sanitary toilet] was my right, when in fact it's a privilege - 2.5 billion people worldwide have no adequate… — Rose George
The humble latrine, or flush toilet, reduces disease by twice as much as just putting in clean water. — Rose George
I have never met a villager who does not want a vote. — Rory Stewart
Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution. — Eduardo Paes
[At] the end of the day, when we talk about cities, we talk about a gathering of people. And we cannot see that as a… — Eduardo Paes
Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice. — Jacques Diouf
The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is… — George McGovern
South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the inefficiencies that undermine… — Mamphela Ramphele

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