I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to read more

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the
poor is their poverty.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the
poor is their poverty.

Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.

Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Thank God for poverty
That makes and keeps us free,
And lets us go our unobtrusive way,
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Thank God for poverty
That makes and keeps us free,
And lets us go our unobtrusive way,
Glad of the sun and rain,
Upright, serene, humane,
Contented with the fortune of a day.

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble.