Asks Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The heroic soul does not sell its justice and its nobleness.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— William Hazlitt

Prosperity has this property, it puffs up narrow Souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and look down upon the World with Contempt;…

— Plutarch

Is poverty of spirit the chief amongst virtues, that Jesus gives it prime place in his teachings? Is it even a virtue at all?…

— Charles Bradlaugh

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the…

— Plutarch

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the…

— Plutarch

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Both poverty and wealth are excellent things, because they are extremes, but the middle ground is damaging to the soul.

— Pamela Moore

Just as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue.

— Ambrose

people who pay greater respect to a wealthy villain than to an honest, upright man in poverty, almost deserve to be enslaved; they plainly…

— John Hancock

“If poverty defines greatness, then become the poorest person on earth, in terms of weakness and bigotry. And if wealth defines glory, then become…

— Abhijit Naskar

The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson