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Poor Quotes

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

Saint John Chrysostom, Catharine P. Roth (1984). “On Wealth and Poverty”, p.55, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

The rich rob the poor and the poor rob one another.

Sojourner Truth, Olive Gilbert (2007). “Narrative of Sojourner Truth: Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.92, Prestwick House Inc

Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.

Dick Gregory, Robert Lipsyte (1990). “Nigger”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.

Bryan Stevenson (2014). “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”, p.21, Spiegel & Grau

Poor firms ignore their competitors; average firms copy their competitors; winning firms lead their competitors.

Philip Kotler, Kevin Lane Keller, Taihong Lu (2009). “Marketing management in China”, Pearson

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?

Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1982). “The New Philippine Republic: A Third World Approach to Democracy”

The best thing you can do for the poor is not to be one of them.

"The golden gospel of Reverend Ike" by Clayton Riley, www.nytimes.com. March 9, 1975.

I was born poor, I have lived poor, I wish to die poor.

The Maine Catholic Historical Magazine, Volumes 3-6, (p. 17), 1914.