Quotes About Poverty

The poor and stressed always die first, and in greater numbers. They are also much more susceptible to non- infectious diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Children in father-absent homes are four times as likely to be poor.

the harshest statement ever attributed to Christ: "to those who have everything, more will be given; from those who have nothing, everything will be taken.

This is equally true of human neighbourhoods, when bird flu viruses and other illnesses sweep across the planet. The poor and stressed always die first, and in greater numbers. They are also much more susceptible to non-infectious diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.

In their poverty, they explore the city, and they discover some ratty, quasi-criminal area that has seen better days. They visit, look, and poke about, and they think, "You know, with a little work, this area could be cool." Then they move in, piece together some galleries, and put up some art.

To those who have everything more will be given. From those who have nothing everything will be taken.

Los pobres nunca salimos de pobres, pero a veces eso también nos mantiene a flote.

Fakirler öyle talihsizdir ki, bok para etse fakirin k?ç?n?n deliÄŸi kapan?r

Omolu mandou a bexiga negra para a cidade. Mas lá em cima os homens ricos se vacinaram, e Omolu era um deus das florestas da África, não sabia destas coisas de vacina. E a varíola desceu para a cidade dos pobres e botou gente doente, botou negro cheio de chaga em cima da cama. Então vinham os homens da saúde pública, metiam os doentes num saco, levavam para o lazareto distante. As mulheres ficavam chorando, porque sabiam que eles nunca mais voltariam.

Tanr? yoksullar? unuttu.

Ele disse que eu era um tolo e não sabia o que era brincar. Eu respondi que tinha uma bicicleta e muito brinquedo. Ele riu e disse que tinha a rua e o cais.

ARTISTAS: se mueren de hambre, no se cortan las uñas y se comunican entre sí diciéndose rimas de Becquer

Mein Mann ist zwar Inhaber einer Bank, aber wir sind sehr arm‹, sagte sie, derart unverschämt, dass ich Lust hatte, sie erschießen zu lassen.

Beni vermek istemezlerse sat?n alabilirsin. Babam?n hiç paras? yok. Beni sat?ca??ndan eminim. Çok para isterse, Seu Jacob'un dükkan?nda müÅŸterilerine yapt??? gibi birkaç taksitte edersin...

Allá en casa la pobreza era tanta que desde muy temprano uno aprendía eso de no gastar en cualquier cosa. Todo costaba dinero. Todo era caro.

Kendimi tutamay?p ba??rd?m: Ä°nsan?n yoksul bir babas? olmas? ne kötü!

Ä°çi geçmiÅŸ bir kaç kötü oyuncak için bunca çaba!" dedi. "Elbette ki, yaÅŸayan bütün yoksullara çok güzel ÅŸeyler de veremezler.

Y sabes que soy ridículamente pobre? —Demasiado me lo repitieron cuando me visitabas. El amparo que ahora te pido no es el de tu dinero, sino el de tu corazón.

But the poor and the indigent, who scarcely made enough money to keep body and soul together, and had to bribe petty bureaucrats, clerks, and guards to let them alone, did not sleep in the peace which romantic poets ascribe to them; perhaps such poets have never been poor.

I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty. I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there.

Dorotília es más pobre que yo. Y las otras chicas no quieren jugar con ella porque es negrita y muy pobre. Por eso ella se queda siempre en un rincón. Yo divido con ella mi masita, esa que usted me regala.

Our poverty will be brought home to us to its full extent only after the war.

Poverty palls the most generous spirits; it cows industry, and casts resolution itself into despair.

If you are poor that is not a detriment but an advantage. Poverty is an incentive to endeavor, not a drawback. Better to be born with a good, working brain in your head than with a gold spoon in your mouth. If the world had been depending on the so-called pets of fortune it would have deteriorated long ago.