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Next Page »Ogden Nash: Troubles of Rich
on Sunday, June 5, 2022Ogden Nash Money Quote saying troubles that rich folks can’t resolve are those that can’t be bought – which is also true for poor folks. Ogden Nash said:
“The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure, Which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome if you are poor” — Ogden Nash
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Kin Hubbard: Poor Disgrace
on Wednesday, April 27, 2022Kin Hubbard Money Quote saying there is no disgrace in poverty, but it feels disgraceful anyway. Kin Hubbard said:
“It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be” — Kin Hubbard
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Henry David Thoreau: Spend Self
on Sunday, March 27, 2022Henry David Thoreau Money Quote saying when giving to the poor, give of yourself at the same time. Henry David Thoreau said:
“Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need, though it be your example which leaves them far behind. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them” — Henry David Thoreau
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William Shenstone: Miser Is Poor
on Friday, February 25, 2022William Shenstone Money Quote saying a miserly person becomes wealthy by seeming to be poor and vice versa. William Shenstone said:
“A miser grows rich by seeming poor. An extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich” — William Shenstone
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Helen Prejean: Without Capital
on Sunday, February 20, 2022Helen Prejean Money Quote saying those with money or family with money don’t end up receiving capital punishment. Helen Prejean said:
“The death penalty is fundamentally a poor person’s issue. I have never met a single person with money or resources on death row. Capital punishment means ‘those without the capital get the punishment’ — Sister Helen Prejean
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The death penalty is fundamentally a poor person’s issue. I have never met a single person with money or resources on death row. Capital punishment means “those without the capital get the punishment.”
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) January 19, 2022
@Girlziplocked: Economy Peasants
on Monday, February 14, 2022Holly Girlziplocked Money Quote saying giving money to the wealthy creates prosperity, but given to those who need it, causes inflation. Holly Girlziplocked said:
“Inflation is what happens when we give money to poor people. But prosperity is what happens when we give money to rich people. Thank you for understanding how ‘the economy’ works, peasants” — Holly @girlziplocked
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Inflation is what happens when we give money to poor people. But prosperity is what happens when we give money to rich people.
Thank you for understanding how ‘the economy’ works, peasants.
— holly (@girlziplocked) February 14, 2022
Stanley Hauerwas: Extend Charity
on Saturday, January 22, 2022Stanley Hauerwas Money Quote saying it’s possible to extend charity to the poor, even without means of your own – offer friendship. Stanley Hauerwas said:
“To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many” — Stanley Hauerwas
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Temple Treasury Offerings: Mark
on Sunday, December 26, 2021Mark 12:41-44 Money Quote saying Jesus recognizes that the wealthy are donating less than the poor as a proportion of their wealth. Mark 12:41-44 said:
“Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on”” — Mark 12:41-44
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