The child was diseased at birth, stricken with a hereditary ill that only the most vital men are able to read more

The child was diseased at birth, stricken with a hereditary ill that only the most vital men are able to shake off. I mean poverty--the most deadly and prevalent of all diseases.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the
poor is their poverty.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the
poor is their poverty.

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

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.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

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.

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.