Quotes about Poverty
Every city should support its own poor, and if it was too small, the people in the surrounding villages should also be urged to contribute
— Martin Luther
The poor in our countries have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The curse of poverty has no justification in our age.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
— Mae West
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
— Mother Teresa
A golden spoon is useless when the soup bowl is empty.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Life is a gift for the wise, a playground for the foolish, a heaven for the rich, and a hell for the poor.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.
— Michelangelo
Divorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home that's broken.
— Mike Huckabee
I'm sorry, I don't mean to judge, but I've read the gospels quite a few times, and it seems pretty clear that 'Christian values' are: 1-humility, 2-non-judgementalism, 3-caring for the poor, 4-compassion, 5-love, and 6-serving God.
— Moby
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
— Mother Teresa