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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.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that
which he hath given will he read more
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that
which he hath given will he pay him again.
Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness: but with
poverty everything becomes frightful.
[Fr., L'or meme read more
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.]
Poverty is the step-mother of genius.
Poverty is the step-mother of genius.
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty
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.
One must be poor to know the luxury of living.
One must be poor to know the luxury of living.
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.
