As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

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.

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.

Oh, the little more, and how much it is!
And the little less, and what worlds away.

Oh, the little more, and how much it is!
And the little less, and what worlds away.

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that
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He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that
which he hath given will he pay him again.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as
an armed man.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as
an armed man.

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.