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    Leave the poor
    Some time for self-improvement. Let them not
    Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms
    For bread, but have some space to think and feel
    Like moral and immortal creatures.

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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.

by Robert Browning Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

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I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime read more

I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough, let's go west.'

by Richard Jeni Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Chill penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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I wasn't born in a log cabin, but my family moved into one as soon as they could afford it.

I wasn't born in a log cabin, but my family moved into one as soon as they could afford it.

by Melville D. Landon Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

by Josh Billings Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.

Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

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Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]

Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]

by George Herbert Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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