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    Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness: but with
    poverty everything becomes frightful.
    [Fr., L'or meme a la laideur donne un teint de beaute:
    Mais tout devient affreux avec la pauvrete.]

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It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually read more

It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty.

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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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Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak read more

Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak blows the blast--your hat has got a hole in it.
So have your breeches.

by George Canning Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared read more

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

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Living from hand to mouth.

Living from hand to mouth.

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Patiently bear the burden of poverty.
[Lat., Paupertatis onus patienter ferre memento.]

Patiently bear the burden of poverty.
[Lat., Paupertatis onus patienter ferre memento.]

by Dionysius Cato Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something read more

In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.

by Confucius Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Robert Malthus Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

by Bible Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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