Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life. — Anatole France
It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit. — Anatole France
These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that's a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to give… — Pope Francis
The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and… — Al Franken
Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially… — Barney Frank
Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion. — Benjamin Franklin
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to… — Benjamin Franklin
Collectively, we activists are essential to advancing U.S. policy to help empower marginalized people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty for good. — Michael Franti
Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots. — Eduardo Galeano
You can't put a load of rockstars up on a stage and expect to wipe out global poverty. That's ludicrous. — Noel Gallagher
Poverty is the worst form of violence. — Mahatma Gandhi
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. — Mahatma Gandhi
I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who… — Jerry Garcia
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred. — John W. Gardner
Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and… — James A. Garfield
I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty. — Bill Gates
Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of… — Henry Louis Gates
The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case. — Henry Louis Gates
First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that… — Henry Louis Gates
The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and… — Henry Louis Gates
Since the day Martin Luther King was killed, the black middle classes have almost quadrupled, but the percentage of black children living on or below… — Henry Louis Gates
Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running… — Haile Gebrselassie
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. — Edward Gibbon
Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes. — Khalil Gibran
Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation. — Khalil Gibran

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