Poor Quotes

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

An economy growing at 7 percent per year, can and must find the resources to improve the lives of its millions of poor.

Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.

This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of a wider gap between rich and poor is always accompanied by such a process.

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.

Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.

I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.

Whenever I read stories of people doing huge pranks on set, all I think is, 'These people have too much time on their hands.' Besides, I don't want to make some poor assistant clean up someone's trailer after I've filled it with, say, Cadbury eggs. See? I can't even think of a good prank.

The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor.

Poor Andy Nave was killed. He refused to surrender and was shot by Dick Fields. I felt sorry as he used to be quite friendly towards me before the war, but it could not be helped.

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic.

We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here today and gone tomorrow.

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

Poor air quality, which can be influenced by a variety of fumes, chemicals and allergens, is arguably the leading cause of triggers for most asthmatics in urban areas.

But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.

Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.

I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.