1.
Some people are so poor, all they have is money.
Chance the Rapper
Some individuals are so destitute, all they possess is currency.
2.
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
It is an injustice to withhold our prosperity from the impoverished, robbing them of their means of subsistence; we are not rightful owners of our affluence, but theirs.
3.
The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.
Dorothy Day
The Gospel abolishes our prerogative to differentiate between the merited and the destitute.
4.
The rich rob the poor and the poor rob one another.
Sojourner Truth
The affluent exploit the destitute and the impoverished plunder each other.
5.
If you feed the poor, you're a saint. If you ask why they're poor, you're a Communist.
Dorothy Day
If you provide sustenance to the needy, you're a holy person. If you enquire regarding their destitution, you're an idealist.
6.
If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.
Bill Gates
If you are born disadvantaged it is not your fault, But if you perish destitute it is your responsibility.
7.
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
Dick Gregory
8.
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.
Bryan Stevenson
The ultimate manifestation of our humanity is how we handle those who are disadvantaged, rejected, blamed, imprisoned, and sentenced.
9.
Poor firms ignore their competitors; average firms copy their competitors; winning firms lead their competitors.
Philip Kotler
'Weak companies disregard their opponents; mediocre organizations mimic their rivals; triumphant enterprises guide their competitors.'
10.
Reflect that in reality you have a greater need to serve [the poor] than they have of your service.
Angela Merici
Contemplate that in essence you have a greater compulsion to aid [the destitute] than they do of your assistance.
11.
Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?
Ferdinand Marcos
What benefit does democracy bring if it does not elevate the destitute?
12.
There is nothing wrong with being poor; but there is everything wrong with remaining poor after you have discovered your riches in Christ.
Chris Oyakhilome
'There is no fault in having limited resources; however, it would be a mistake to remain destitute after recognizing the spiritual wealth accessible through Jesus.'
13.
Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
Woody Hayes
Thorough preparation forestalls feeble execution.
14.
Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
'In the 1930s, we were encouraged to aggregate the nation due to endemic poverty. Nowadays, it is urged that we should unite the country because of abundant wealth.'
15.
The only gift is giving to the poor;
All else is exchange.
Thiruvalluvar
16.
We've all been acculturated into accepting the inevitability of wrongful convictions, unfair sentences, racial bias, and racial disparities and discrimination against the poor.
Bryan Stevenson
17.
The best thing you can do for the poor is not to be one of them.
Reverend Ike
18.
The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.
Billy Sunday
19.
They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.
Tupac Shakur
20.
I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.
Robert E. Lee
21.
I was born poor, I have lived poor, I wish to die poor.
Pope Pius X
24.
Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
Marilyn vos Savant
25.
Give and you shall receive, much more that you ever thought possible. Give and give again. People who give will never be poor!
Anne Frank
26.
I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.
Sidney Altman
27.
The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.
Thabo Mbeki
29.
I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
Beatrix Potter
31.
The middle of the road is a poor place to walk. It is a poor place to drive. It is a poor place to live.
Vance Havner
32.
Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor.
Pope Leo XIII
33.
The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.
Thomas Huxley
35.
The life of a journalist is poor, nasty, brutish, and short. So is his style
Stella Gibbons
37.
The future lies with those companies who see the poor as their customers.
C. K. Prahalad
38.
Breakin' in cribs with a crowbar
I wasn't poor, I was po', I couldn't afford the 'o-r'
Big L
39.
Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.
Khaled Hosseini
42.
There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is no concern of Scripture that is addressed so often and so powerfully as reaching out to the poor.
Tony Campolo
43.
With the best equipment in the world the man with poor judgment is in mortal danger.
Royal Robbins
44.
The bible informs us, compels us to care for the poor, to love the outcast, to serve the needy.
David Platt
45.
The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.
Rudolf Virchow
46.
A poor relation—is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
Charles Lamb
47.
The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society.
Mahatma Gandhi
48.
I should like to know who has been carried off, except poor dear me - I have been more ravished myself than anybody since the Trojan war.
Lord Byron
49.
I took upon myself to enact the part of a poor, unfortunate crazy girl, and felt it my duty not to shirk any of the disagreeable results that should follow.
Nellie Bly