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Poor Quotes - Page 27

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven't the time to cook it.

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven't the time to cook it.

William Butler Yeats (2010). “The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol II: The Plays”, p.638, Simon and Schuster

It is so much easier to talk of poverty than to think of the poor.

Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

Are we not to pity and supply the poor, though they have no relation to us? No relation? That cannot be. The Gospel styles them all our brethren.

Thomas Sprat (1678). “A Sermon Preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of Clergy-men: In the Church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Nov. Vii, 1678”, p.11

Of all God's creatures, Man alone is poor.

Thomas Carlyle, Jane Welsh Carlyle (1909). “The Love Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh”

As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

Theodore Parker (1864). “Critical Writings”, p.136

We must live more simply so that the poor may simply live.

F. E. Trainer, Ted Trainer (1996). “Towards a Sustainable Economy: The Need for Fundamental Change”, Jon Carpenter Publishing

If you live in poor neighborhoods - I know from living in several poor neighborhoods - the worst supermarkets in the city are in the poorest neighborhoods, where people don't have cars.

"Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

Avarice is always poor.

Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi, James Boswell (1787). “The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...”, p.21

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.

Samuel Johnson (1761). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes”, p.210

We are poor mortals, but it dreams to us that we can fly.

Roger Ebert (2010). “The Great Movies III”, p.150, University of Chicago Press

The poor are only they who feel poor.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1870). “Society and Solitude: Twelve Chapters”, p.98, London S. Low, Son & Marston 1870.

Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Please, draw near to them!

Pope Francis' address to Participants in The 37th National Convocation Of The Renewal in The Holy Spirit, w2.vatican.va. June 1, 2014.