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Poverty Quotations Quotes

“When we look at a perfect cathedral, two different emotions emerge in us: On the one hand, the feeling of admiration for the architect and the workers who built this cathedral; on the other hand, the feeling of great anger for those who spent so much money on this cathedral, instead of spending this money for the hungry people who can't even find bread!”

“Natural disasters happen from time to time but poverty happens all the time and therefore poverty is the greatest tragedy, it is the greatest disaster of mankind!”

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

“If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.”

“In poverty, friends are few; in prosperity, acquaintances are numerous; in affluence, associates are countless.”

“When women suffer, marriages suffer. When marriages suffer, children suffer. When children suffer, families suffer. When families suffer, communities suffer. When communities suffer, societies suffer. When societies suffer, nations suffer. When nations suffer, the world suffers. When the world suffers, God suffers.”

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”

“There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.”

“If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.”