Poor Quotes
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Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of the democracy; measures therefore should be taken which will give them lasting prosperity; and as this is equally the interest of all classes, the proceeds of the public revenues should be accumulated and distributed among its poor, if possible, in such quantities as may enable them to purchase a little farm, or, at any rate, make a beginning in trade or husbandry.
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The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And order'd their estate.
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Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
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We were so poor; the ultimate luxury in our house at the time was ashtrays without advertisements.
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It is a deed of greater charity to give a bit of bread to the poor in the time of high prices and famine, than a whole loaf in the time of fertility and abundance.
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I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing," the old man said. "They say his father was a fisherman. Maybe he was as poor as we are and would understand.
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..poor art for poor people.
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The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.
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In future we'll have a different type of rich and poor.
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We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
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How poor you are, September. You make my heart groan. I know about Homesickness. It begins with H. What will you do?
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Whatever we get from the government or other people - even one rupee we get, we give it to the poor. Completely free service.
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My poor mom really wants me to meet someone. I think she wanted to believe the Ryan Gosling rumor more than anybody.
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I think that you need to have books that talk about the lives of the poor, and they need to be involved - involved in acquisitions.
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During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The Great Depression had a leveling effect, and all groups really experienced hard times: poor whites, poor blacks.
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I am from the poor people; I represent the poor people. I like workers. I like people that suffer because these people have a different approach to life from the people that have everything and don't know what suffering is.
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Poor fool! in whose petty estimation all things are little.
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I think that before people were speaking much about the poor, but now more and more people are speaking to the poor. That is the great difference.
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As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
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To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.
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Terror is the poor man's war, war is the rich man's terror. Ultimately, all wars will end either in annihilation or at the negotiating table. (#) A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but can't afford an air force.
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There are many in this old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all of us. I have observed, for example, that we all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter.
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The poor lady must have dropped that", she said, and undid the gate stepping out to get it. Jared put his hand on it, "No". Mrs Jeffries stared down at him. "What do you mean...no?" Jared and Mrs.Jeffries stared back at each other,neither breaking eye contact in a perfect deadlock. Then Jared smiled at her. "I mean", he said with conviction, "it's mine." "It's what?" Jared stood up, pocketing the lipstick. "I know", he responded. "Everyone tells me i'm more of a summer". Mrs.Jeffries continued to stare. Jared continued to speak. "I'm going to go now. Me... and my lipstick.
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Pity would be no more, If we did not make somebody poor. Mercy no more could be, If all were happy as we.
