Abstinence Quote by Nassau William Senior

Only a state with resources can deplete poverty.

— Arun Jaitley

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence.

— Samuel Johnson

Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

— Plutarch

If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for markets and…

— Barack Obama

Oppression is often the consequence, but seldom or never the means of riches.

— Thomas Paine

Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires.

— Plato

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.

— P. J. O'Rourke

In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for…

— Saint John Chrysostom

Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness.

— Peter Singer

If we manage to remove the state enough for society to flourish, we will have succeeded because free economic activity will lead to benefits…

— Javier Milei

Where people are really attached, poverty itself is wealth.

— Jane Austen

Poverty, in the end, is a state of dispossession and deprivation in which people are not only deprived of their income, but also of…

— James Gustave Speth