Poverty Quotes - Page 43
Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”
In other countries poverty is a misfortune - with us it is a crime.
England and the English (1833)
Edith Wharton (1950). “An Edith Wharton treasury”
I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.
Dolly Parton (2012). “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You”, p.71, Penguin
Desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer. Lack of desire is poverty.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2001). “Letters and Papers from Prison”, p.77, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Poverty is easy to bear if it is only temporary, easier still if it is an entirely voluntary burden.
Cormac McCarthy (2013). “The Border Trilogy”, p.777, Pan Macmillan