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.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as
an armed man.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as
an armed man.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

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.

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.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

The beggarly last doit.

The beggarly last doit.

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.