2,719 Quotes About Poverty

May we show great concern to those of great concern to God.

Kuru fasulyeleri ateşe koydum. Onları yıkarken, "Bugün zengin insanlar gibiyim," dedim. "Fasulye hazırlıyorum.

Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling market-places where bloaters predominated, into crammed gin-palaces where the gas flashed over faces whereon was stamped the indelible impression of a protest against creation; brushing tatters which were in gruesome harmony with the haggard or bloated features.("The Phantom Model

The poor are not a problem but rather an opportunity to show unconditional love.

Yazdıklarımı biri okuyacak olursa, belki de: "Söylediklerinin hepsi yalan," diyecek. Ama bu sefalet öylesine gerçek ki...

- a verdade é ainda mais triste, Baba: não somos transparentes por não comer... nós somos transparentes porque somos pobres.

I've never heard anyone come back from downtown Baltimore waxing poetic about the authenticity of poverty.

A beautiful death is for people who lived like animals to die like angels—loved and wanted.

Poverty, for me, is synonymous with degradation.