The 76 Best Poverty Quotes

Should poverty, illness, and ...

Should poverty, illness, and death not exist, man would not bow to anything - Imam Hussain (AS)

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We're consumers. We are the byproducts of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, p...

We're consumers. We are the byproducts of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra.

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"There are 150 billionaires in the UK while 14 million pe...

"There are 150 billionaires in the UK while 14 million people live in poverty. In a fair society there would be no billionaires and no one would live in poverty." - Jeremy Corbyn

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‘He who loves to sleep and the foldi...

‘He who loves to sleep and the folding of hands, poverty will set upon you like a thief in the night.’ - The Bible

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"The greatest we...

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires." —Seneca

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“In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” — Confucius

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"Capitalism has neither the capacity,...

"Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the morality, nor the ethics to solve the problems of poverty" - Fidel Castro

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“Poverty is the parent o...

“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” — Aristotle, Greek philosopher

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"In a country well governed, poverty is someth...

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." -Confucius

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“Poverty frees them from ordinary s...

“Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work.” - George Orwell.

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"Gratitude is ri...

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty." - Doris Day

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“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, ...

“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” — Mother Theresa

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"We are one of the richest countries in the wo...

"We are one of the richest countries in the world, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live in poverty." - Jeremy Corbyn

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“There’s no nobility in...

“There’s no nobility in poverty.” ― Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street

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“Money doesn’t buy...

“Money doesn’t buy happiness, but poverty buys you nothing.”

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"Money can't buy hap...

"Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty." — Leo Rosten

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Money can't buy h...

Money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy anything.

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"He who has made a ...

"He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich." --Seneca

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Poverty is the...

Poverty is the mother of crime. - Marcus Aurelius

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"A wealth of informati...

"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." --Tony Schwartz

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"...You who handle poverty badly will handle riches equ...

"...You who handle poverty badly will handle riches equally badly... money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms." - John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

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“ Let me tell you something. There is no nobility in...

“ Let me tell you something. There is no nobility in poverty. I've been a rich man, and I've been poor man. And I choose rich every fucking time. ” ― Jordan Belfort

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"Anyone who has ever struggled wi...

"Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor."-James Baldwin

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"The more that is given, the less people will work fo...

"The more that is given, the less people will work for themselves, and the less they work, the more their poverty will increase." —Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi (1828-1910)

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We live in a world where we want to fix humanity and still can't fee...

We live in a world where we want to fix humanity and still can't feed the poor, where we want to end poverty and still talk of money, and where peace is our main objective and still make tons of deadly weapons.

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"In 1976, Mao single-handedly and dramatic...

"In 1976, Mao single-handedly and dramatically changed the direction of global poverty with one simple act: he died." -Stephen Radelet

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“Loneliness is the povert...

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” — May Sarton

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"Understand that life has occasions. One time it is poverty and ano...

"Understand that life has occasions. One time it is poverty and another time it is wealth. Once it is honour and another it is humiliation. Happy is he who remains grounded in each situation." - Ibn Al Jawzi

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" The world is very different now. For man holds in ...

" The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life." -John F. Kennedy

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“The whole art of Conservative politics in the 20th century...

“The whole art of Conservative politics in the 20th century is being deployed to enable wealth to persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power.” — Aneurin Bevan

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"If it is true that one is poor on account of all ...

"If it is true that one is poor on account of all the things one wants, the ambitious and the avaricious languish in extreme poverty." -- Jean de La Bruyère

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“Poverty makes a crime o...

“Poverty makes a crime of every indulgence.” ― George Gissing, The Nether World

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In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

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

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In a country well governed, poverty is someth...

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

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Poverty is the...

Poverty is the mother of crime - Marcus Aurelius

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"Remember, if the Almighty wants good for someone, He will create situations to draw him closer...

"Remember, if the Almighty wants good for someone, He will create situations to draw him closer to his Maker. This can be in the form of poverty, heartbreak, repentance, desperate needfulness & whatever else through various means. Understand His Plan & act accordingly! " - Mufti Menk

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"Capitalism is religion. Banks are churches. Wealth is heave...

"Capitalism is religion. Banks are churches. Wealth is heaven. Poverty is hell. Rich people are saints. Poor people are sinners. Commodities are blessings. Money is God." - Miguel D Lewis

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Poverty is the pa...

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime - Aristotle

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"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. L...

"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings." -Nelson Mandela

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" The best way to end pove...

" The best way to end poverty is to make sure you ain't in the LINE! " - Grant Cardone

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Contentment is natura...

Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty. --Socrates

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"Luxury is ...

"Luxury is Artificial Poverty" -Socrates

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"The best definition of poverty li...

"The best definition of poverty lies somewhere between what we have forgotten and what we don't know." - Dsprn

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"We can not be rich of ...

"We can not be rich of love,if exists poverty in our heart" (William Ventura)

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We are led to forget the dominating misery of other times in part by the grace ...

We are led to forget the dominating misery of other times in part by the grace of literature, poetry, romance and legend, which celebrate those who have lived well and forget those who have lived in the silence of poverty. - Rosenberg, Birdzell

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"As long as poverty injustice and gr...

"As long as poverty injustice and gross inequality persist in our world none of us can truly rest" -Nelson Mandela

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“In wealth, many friend...

“In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.” — Japanese Proverb

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"Poverty, I realized, wasn't only a lack of financial...

"Poverty, I realized, wasn't only a lack of financial resources; it was isolation from the kind of people that could help you make more of yourself" - Keith Ferrazzi

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"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, ...

"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich." - John Berger

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"Poverty is the w...

"Poverty is the worst form of violence." – Mahatma Gandhi

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"You are going to let the fear of poverty gover...

"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw

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"The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over chara...

"The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important." - Barack Obama

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In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

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

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Loneliness is the poverty...

Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. - May Sarton

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A third of the poverty will disappea...

A third of the poverty will disappear if they are taught difference between simple interest and compound interest.

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“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Li...

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings." - Nelson Mandela

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"Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know so...

"Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good? Not that men are ignorant, — what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men." - W.E.B. Du Bois

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“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and ...

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” —Frederick Douglass

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“Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very dif...

“Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.” –Walter Bagehot English economist (1826-1877)

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Yet living and dying, honour and dishonour, pain and pleasure, riches and poverty, and ...

Yet living and dying, honour and dishonour, pain and pleasure, riches and poverty, and so forth are equally the lot of good men and bad. Things like these neither elevate nor degrade; and therefore they are no more good than they are evil. -- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

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"Evil stems from intellectual and emotion...

"Evil stems from intellectual and emotional stuntedness and is the one form of poverty that should be shunned.” -Wisława Szymborska

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“Why, look at me. I've worked m...

“Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.” ― Groucho Marx

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Better to save one child from poverty...

Better to save one child from poverty than sitting around and debating the the most effective way to save a thousand.

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"In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." - Confucius

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"O' son there is no richness like knowledg...

"O' son there is no richness like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance, no Dreariness like ego and no better life than Good manners"

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“There is no virtue in poverty. It is a m...

“There is no virtue in poverty. It is a mental disease that should be abolished from the face of the Earth.” - Wallace D. Wattles

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"Why, look at me. I've worked ...

"Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty." -Groucho Marx

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You can turn painful situations around thro...

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it. -Bill Cosby

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"I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally il...

"I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 percent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves."

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"We frequently see the respectful attentions of the world more strongly directed towards the r...

"We frequently see the respectful attentions of the world more strongly directed towards the rich and the great, than towards the wise and the virtuous. We see frequently the vices and follies of the powerful much less despised than the poverty and weakness of the innocent." - Adam Smith

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"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame y...

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty." Rainer Maria Rilke

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"In a world that hosts moral catastrophes every day – more than 20,000 childre...

"In a world that hosts moral catastrophes every day – more than 20,000 children dying of the consequences of poverty, for instance –, it would be *very inappropriate* for a moral theory *not* to have demanding conclusions." -Adriano Mannino

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We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, t...

We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra... - Chuck Palahniuk

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Man holds in his mortal hands the power...

Man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life --John F. Kennedy

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“I am the happiest man alive. I have that in me that can convert po...

“I am the happiest man alive. I have that in me that can convert poverty to riches, adversity to prosperity, and I am more invulnerable than Archilles; Fortune hath not one place to hit me.” -Sir Thomas Browne

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In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the unive...

In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. - Henry David Thoreau

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Should poverty, illness, and ...

We're consumers. We are the byproducts of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, p...

"There are 150 billionaires in the UK while 14 million pe...

‘He who loves to sleep and the foldi...

"The greatest we...

“In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

"Capitalism has neither the capacity,...

“Poverty is the parent o...

"In a country well governed, poverty is someth...

“Poverty frees them from ordinary s...

"Gratitude is ri...

“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, ...

"We are one of the richest countries in the wo...

“There’s no nobility in...

“Money doesn’t buy...

"Money can't buy hap...

Money can't buy h...

"He who has made a ...

Poverty is the...

"A wealth of informati...

"...You who handle poverty badly will handle riches equ...

“ Let me tell you something. There is no nobility in...

"Anyone who has ever struggled wi...

"The more that is given, the less people will work fo...

We live in a world where we want to fix humanity and still can't fee...

"In 1976, Mao single-handedly and dramatic...

“Loneliness is the povert...

"Understand that life has occasions. One time it is poverty and ano...

" The world is very different now. For man holds in ...

“The whole art of Conservative politics in the 20th century...

"If it is true that one is poor on account of all ...

“Poverty makes a crime o...

In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

In a country well governed, poverty is someth...

Poverty is the...

"Remember, if the Almighty wants good for someone, He will create situations to draw him closer...

"Capitalism is religion. Banks are churches. Wealth is heave...

Poverty is the pa...

"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. L...

" The best way to end pove...

Contentment is natura...

"Luxury is ...

"The best definition of poverty li...

"We can not be rich of ...

We are led to forget the dominating misery of other times in part by the grace ...

"As long as poverty injustice and gr...

“In wealth, many friend...

"Poverty, I realized, wasn't only a lack of financial...

"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, ...

"Poverty is the w...

"You are going to let the fear of poverty gover...

"The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over chara...

In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

Loneliness is the poverty...

A third of the poverty will disappea...

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Li...

"Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know so...

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and ...

“Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very dif...

Yet living and dying, honour and dishonour, pain and pleasure, riches and poverty, and ...

"Evil stems from intellectual and emotion...

“Why, look at me. I've worked m...

Better to save one child from poverty...

"In a country well governed, poverty is somethi...

"O' son there is no richness like knowledg...

“There is no virtue in poverty. It is a m...

"Why, look at me. I've worked ...

You can turn painful situations around thro...

"I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally il...

"We frequently see the respectful attentions of the world more strongly directed towards the r...

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame y...

"In a world that hosts moral catastrophes every day – more than 20,000 childre...

We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, t...

Man holds in his mortal hands the power...

“I am the happiest man alive. I have that in me that can convert po...

In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the unive...

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