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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission...

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

Quote by Madonna about poverty, permission, man

Poor, but poet.

Poor, but poet.

Quote by Costel Zăgan about aphorisms, poets

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

Quote by Lord Acton about moral, consequences, morality, wealth, society, man, rightness

And makes me poor indeed.

And makes me poor indeed.

Quote by William Shakespeare about love

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I...

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I says, but don't insult me poor bleedin country.

Quote by Edward Abbey about country, contentment

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Quote by Francis Bacon about anger, man

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

Quote by Francis Bacon about wealth, good, good luck

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to be ashamed of because no one was really poor, at least no one worth speaking of.

Quote by Douglas Adams about wealth, man, nothing

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Quote by Aesop about people

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about wealth, religion

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about wealth, religion, man

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Quote by Aristotel about democracy, wealth, power

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

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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about man

The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.

The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to...

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about life

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about help, eyes, love, man

I was helpless and so desperately poor.

I was helpless and so desperately poor.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell

I've always enjoyed poor health.

I've always enjoyed poor health.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a...

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

Quote by Albert Camus about irony, commerce, wealth, contentment

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor....

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

Quote by Jane Austen about being

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