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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.

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The greatest man in history was the poorest.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

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As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

by Theodore Parker Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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When you're really poor, everything you see
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When you're really poor, everything you see
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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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The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the
trimmings of the vain.

The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the
trimmings of the vain.

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The beggarly last doit.

The beggarly last doit.

by William Cowper 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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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.

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Poverty is the openmouthed relentless hell which yawns beneath civilized society. And it is hell enough.

Poverty is the openmouthed relentless hell which yawns beneath civilized society. And it is hell enough.

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