Begets Quote by Patricia Hampl

It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse…

— Washington Irving

Poverty is a bitter thing; but it is not as bitter as the existence of restless vacuity and physical, moral, and intellectual flabbiness, to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

It is not poverty so much as pretence that harasses a ruined man--the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse--the keeping up…

— Anna Brownell Jameson

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

— Plato

Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

— William Hazlitt

Poverty is dishonorable, not in itself, but when it is a proof of laziness, intemperance, luxury, and carelessness; whereas in a person that is…

— Plutarch

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

— Anonymous

Where people are really attached, poverty itself is wealth.

— Jane Austen

Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your…

— Ana Castillo

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend…

— Nelson Mandela

Poverty is not simply having no money - it is isolation, vulnerability, humiliation and mistrust.

— Megan Lee

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