2,719 Quotes About Poverty

The walls were chipped and needed paint. The windows were mostly okay but one pane was blocked with cardboard. There were fleas the exterminator couldn't kill and rats that scrabbled in the walls and mice who left droppings like a cocked snook and roaches that thrived on insecticide, even the illegal kinds.

Poverty fled, she who gives birth to virile men.

I'd rather be poor to my bones than be rich with your money, that is like a trigger, ready to be pulled in my face.

Poverty is like a crumb that sits at a table, and starves itself to death.

What is Poverty? A hateful good; a mother of health; a putting away of cares; a discoverer of wisdom; business without injury; ownership without calumny; happiness without anxiety.

Which statements are true according to the passage?A) Science, governments, and your doctor should be trusted.B) 'Comforting her deep into the night' is a euphemism for sneaking candy.C) The ugliest phrase used in this passage is 'female.'D) Bad things really do come in threes.

There is no inspiration without being armed with the ability of self-talk.

One of the most lucrative privileges of an empty handed is the easiness to embrace wholeheartedly!

You may only be able to afford jeans with holes. You may only be able to afford boots with holes in their soles! But you can never ever give up the struggle for your dreams! Be proud of your struggle. Adversity brings out the best in us!