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The greatest man in history was the poorest.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Thank God for poverty
That makes and keeps us free,
And lets us go our unobtrusive way,
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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.

by William Bliss Carman Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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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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He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

by Jules Michelet 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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But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly, because you read more

But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

by William Butler Yeats 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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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.]

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Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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