Being overwhelmed Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

We now undertake that we cannot rest while millions of our people suffer the pain and indignity of poverty in all its forms.

— Nelson Mandela

Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty.

— Napoleon Hill

Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth

— Greek Proverb

pain is inevitable,suffering is optional... we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but more problems…

— Dalai Lama

The extent of poverty in the world is much exaggerated. Our sensitiveness makes half our poverty; our fears--anxieties for ills that never happen--a greater…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

The greatest poverty is not to live In a physical world, to feel that one's desire Is too difficult to tell from despair.

— Wallace Stevens

Poverty is a lot like childbirth - you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how much until…

— J. K. Rowling

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it.

— Jean Paul

The burden of poverty isn't just that you don't always have the things you need, it's the feeling of being embarrassed every day of…

— Jay-Z

If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma.

— Matthew Desmond

Why is there still so much pain and suffering being produced when there's so little demand for it?

— Ashleigh Brilliant

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

— Amartya Sen