Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere
Hunger makes a thief of any man. — Pearl S. Buck
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom,… — Madeleine Albright
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more. — John Bunyan
On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other… — David Cameron
I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty. — Taylor Caldwell
For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly… — Kim Campbell
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. — Albert Camus
I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries gray and poverty unbearable. — Albert Camus
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun. — Thomas Carlyle
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. — Andrew Carnegie
Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity. — Jim Carrey
My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work… — Jim Carrey
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. — Muhammad Ali
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change. — Muhammad Ali
Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting,… — Robert Casey
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. — Coco Chanel
A lot of kids spent more time out of school than in, but I always loved school and thought it was my way out of… — Tracy Chapman
Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have… — Ray Charles
As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed… — James Allen

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