P Quotes
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“Poverty is man-made power.”
“Poverty is man-made problem.”
“Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.”
Source: Voluntary Simplicity Second Revised Edition: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
“Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.”
Source: Towards a new world: defining moments
“Poverty is never dishonourable in itself, but only when it is a mark of sloth, intemperance, extravagance, or thoughtlessness. When, on the other hand, it is the handmaid of a sober, industrious, righteous, and brave man, who devotes all his powers to the service of the people, it is the sign of a lofty spirit that harbours no mean thoughts”
“Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient.”
“Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation.”
“Poverty is no more less destructive than alcohol, drugs and other addition, it has the same effect worse results”
“Poverty is no religion in the world. They need support for growth only.”
“Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]”
“Poverty is no vice, but an inconvenience.”
“Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it just a relation between means and ends; above all it is a relation between people. Poverty is a social status. As such it is the invention of civilization. Socrates made the same point 2,400 years ago: "He is richest who is content with least, for contentment is the wealth of nature.”
“Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.”
“Poverty is not a circumstance, it's an attitude.”
“Poverty is not a demon, it is ignorance”
“Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient.”
“Poverty is not a lack of money but a lack of ability to make money.”
“Poverty is not a mortgage on the labor of others-misfortu ne is not a mortgage on achievement-fai lure is not a mortgage on success-sufferi ng is not a claim check, and its relief is not the goal of existence-man is not a sacrificial animal on anyone’s altar nor for anyone’s cause-life is not one huge hospital.”
“Poverty is not a sin; it is a condition, a circumstance that allows God's work to be displayed.”
Source: Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption
“Poverty is not an accident of, sort of, an economic spreadsheet. Poverty is a crime. There are criminals involved. And those criminals walk the streets as free men. What my music is about, and what - this from the riots in the streets of Greece and Spain to the people's uprisings in Egypt and Libya and Madison is about is holding those people accountable, those who are responsible for subverting the entire global economy and causing so much misery and then laughing about it with their, you know, clinking their champagne glasses on their yachts.”
“Poverty is not an act of God. It is the result of flawed policy, and that is a moral challenge.”
“Poverty is not created by poor people. It is produced by our failure to create institutions to support human capabilities.”
“Poverty is not dated. Homeless people have looked the same since the thirteenth century. Go back to the times of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Look at photographs. It's amazing. The face on a homeless person is timeless.”
“Poverty is not deprivation, it is isolation.”
“Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.”
“Poverty is not for the sake of hardship. No, it is there because nothing exists but Allah. Poverty unlocks the door - what a blessed key!”
“Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.”
Source: The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
“Poverty is not just a lack of income, it is often a lack of access, voice, and visibility.”
“Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being”
“Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and freedom of choice.”
Source: In Defence of Global Capitalism
“Poverty is not natural; it is man-made”
Source: Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom
“Poverty is not necessarily a sign of laziness or imbecility. Sensitivity to indecency and being a victim of unfortunate unforeseen events also contribute.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“Poverty is not only a lack of money, it's a lack of sense of meaning.”
Source: How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
“Poverty is not only about income levels, but for lack of freedom that comes from physical insecurity”
“Poverty is not only about income poverty, it is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness. That is why human rights must not be ignored but given even greater prominence in times of economic crisis.”
“Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.”
“Poverty is not simply having no money - it is isolation, vulnerability, humiliation and mistrust.”
“Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.”
“Poverty is not something people impose on themselves for want of effort and community organisation. It is constructed by divisive and discriminatory laws, inflexible organisations, acquisitive ideologies of wealth, a deeply rooted class system and policies which serve privilege in the short term and destroy society in the long term.”
“Poverty is not the root cause of crime.”
“Poverty is not what's in your pocket - its what you have in your head.”
“poverty is obsolete and hunger is abolished”
Source: The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan
“Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of many people to conceal their neediness from others. Consequently they support themselves by temporary means, and everyday is lost in contriving for tomorrow.”
“Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.”
Source: Everybody's Friend, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
“Poverty is only contemptible when it is felt to be so. Doubtless the best way to make our poverty respectable is to seem never to feel it as an evil.”
“Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough. But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this condition.”
“Poverty is possible in every society because someone refused to speak out.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“Poverty is relative, and the lack of food and of the necessities of life is not necessarily a hardship. Spiritual and social ostracism, the invasion of your privacy, are what constitute the pain of poverty”
“Poverty is relative, and, therefor not ignoble.”
“Poverty is restriction and as such, it is the greatest injustice you can perpetrate upon yourself.”
Source: The Trick to Money is Having Some