2,719 Quotes About Poverty

The handholds for hope are there for all of us but are made plainest to those in poverty, for whom survival actually depends on hope in their God.

The presence of even a single poor child on the street means a million defeats for mankind.

Poverty is a mathematical proof of the fact that mankind is a big failure!

Fakirlik, beşeriyetin büyük bir başarısızlık olduğu gerçeğinin matematiksel bir ispatıdır!

For a man who is in poverty, doomsday is already there!

When it comes to poverty, there is no need to say anything. All we need to do is to help, the moment we encounter it.

A big hole in a poor child’s shoe is the simplest evidence to condemn the society he lives in.

Alone, human beings can feel hunger. Alone, we can feel cold. Alone, we can feel pain. To feel poor, however, is something we do only in comparison to others.

la pauvreté est comme un mal qu'on endort en soi et qui ne donne pas trop de douleur, à condition de ne pas trop bouger. On s’y habitue, on finit par ne plus y prendre garde tant qu’on reste avec elle tapie dans l’obscurité; mais qu'on s'avise de la sortir au grand jour, et on s'effraie, on la voit enfin, si sordide qu'on hésite à l'exposer au soleil. (Ch. XIII)