Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of many people to conceal their neediness from others. Consequently they support themselves by temporary means, and everyday is lost in contriving for tomorrow.

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.

The greatest evils and the worst of crimes is poverty; our first duty, a duty to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.