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The mother of revolution and crime is poverty
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
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.
Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe,
That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me read more
Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe,
That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so.
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.
Poverty is the step-mother of genius.
Poverty is the step-mother of genius.
Leave the poor
Some time for self-improvement. Let them not
Be forced to grind the bones out read more
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.
Patiently bear the burden of poverty.
[Lat., Paupertatis onus patienter ferre memento.]
Patiently bear the burden of poverty.
[Lat., Paupertatis onus patienter ferre memento.]