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“He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.”

Poor Accepting Poverty Rich Shirts Consumerism Overconsumption

Book:The Canterbury tales

Source: The Canterbury tales

“Feast of Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 Commemoration of John Henry Newman, Priest, Teacher, Tractarian, 1890 It is our great relief that God is not extreme to mark what is done amiss, that he looks at the motives, and accepts and blesses in spite of incidental errors.”

Looks Done Order Poor Accepting Teacher Mark Errors Extremes Motive Spite Relief Priests Bless Founders Newman Commemoration

Author:John Henry Newman

“Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call to mind Our Lady's journey into Egypt with her Holy Child, and of all the poverty, contempt and suffering they endured. If you follow their example you will indeed be rich amid your poverty.”

Ifs Mind Children Suffering Given Poor Accepting Poverty Rich Journey Example Humility Holy Asking Ashamed Contempt Egypt Refusal Alms

Book:Introduction to the Devout Life

Source: Introduction to the Devout Life

“How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached to a conclusion? When you accept your guru, you have come to a conclusion, or when you strongly believe in god or in a saviour, this or that, can there be compassion? You may do social work, help the poor out of pity, out of sympathy, out of charity, but is all that love and compassion?”

“I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.”

People Ifs Hard Might Poor Accepting

Author:Nicolas Sarkozy

“Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state of mind. Those who accept it are poor; those who struggle are middle class.”

Thinking Mind Different States Black Poor Accepting Class Poverty Struggle Middle Middle Class State Of Mind

Book:Sacred cows-- and other edibles

Source: Sacred cows-- and other edibles

“The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.”

Thinking Knows World Should Firsts Form Names Given Poor Existence Accepting Poverty First Time Conclusion Awards Poorest Homage

Author:Mother Teresa

“We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.”

People Needs Sometimes Dies Poor Accepting Principles Poor People

Author:Tyler Cowen

“The main difference lies in wage levels, which is because our workers are not yet as well trained as in other countries. We are a poor country. This is why we must accept the conditions that prevail in international markets. But our trade unions do represent the rights of workers.”

Wells Country Lying Differences Poor Levels Accepting Rights Conditions Trade Unions Workers International Other Countries Poor Countries Trade Unions

Author:Nguyen Minh Triet

“We have very stable mechanisms of conflict resolution in terms of labor relations, we have a very good transportation infrastructure, we provide our children with an excellent education and the gap between rich and poor in Germany is relatively narrow. On the other hand, we have trouble accepting change.”

“If a man speculates on what 'society' should do for the poor, he accepts thereby the collectivist premise that men's lives belong to society and that he, as a member of society, has the right to dispose of them...that psychological confession reveals the enormity of the extent to which altruism erodes men's capacity to grasp the concept of rights or the value of an individual life.”

Ifs Men Should Values Individual Poor Accepting Rights Members Concepts Capacity Psychological Confession Altruism Premises Erode Individual Life

Author:Ayn Rand