“What are riches - grandeur - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappointment, despair - to the anguish of an afflicted one!” SoulSufferingPovertyIntegrityPureDespairConscienceDisappointmentRichesLuxuryAnguishGrandeur Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe (Illustrated)
“Poverty demoralizes. A man in debt is so far a slave; and Wall-street thinks it easy for a millionaire to be a man of his word, aman of honor, but, that, in failing circumstances, no man can be relied on to keep his integrity.” ThinkingMenEasyPovertyFailingStreetsWallHonorCircumstancesIntegritySlaveDebtBe A ManMillionaire Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Yahweh demanded justice for the poor, compassion and equality for foreigners and refugees, systemic redress for poverty, structural mechanisms to protect the homeless and family-less from abuse and destitution, fair and equitable distribution of land, integrity in the judicial system, humility, simplicity and morality in the government (as opposed to wealth, women and weapons), etc. etc. If you want that kind of society, you need to be faithful to the living God.” KindWealthJusticePoorCompassionPovertyHumilityMoralityIntegrityProtectAbuseSimplicityFaithfulHomelessRefugeeJudicialBeing Faithful Author:Christopher J. H. Wright
“They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.” IfsInspirationalGivingSelfPovertyWiseIntegrityRespectEthicsDeterminationSelf RespectSelf DeterminationRespect Yourself Author:Mahatma Gandhi