In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
The community which has neither poverty nor great riches will always have the noblest principles.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place.
The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.
Poverty is the mother of invention.