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    In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

One must be poor to know the luxury of living.

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Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

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Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak read more

Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak blows the blast--your hat has got a hole in it.
So have your breeches.

by George Canning Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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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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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.

by Bible Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.

Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.

by Thomas Robert Malthus Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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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.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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Living from hand to mouth.

Living from hand to mouth.

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I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime read more

I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough, let's go west.'

by Richard Jeni Found in: Poverty Quotes,
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