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on Monday, November 15, 2021Daniel Defoe Money Quote saying coveting wealth is worst evil, and being poor is the worst trap to those who fall into it. Daniel Defoe said:
“As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares” — Daniel Defoe
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This quote from Daniel Defoe is saying that greed or covetousness (a strong desire for wealth, possessions, power, etc.) is the root cause of all evil. At the same time, Defoe is saying that being poor is one of the worst traps that people can fall into.
The interpretation is that both greed and poverty can negatively impact people’s lives – greed by motivating harmful actions, and poverty by limiting opportunities and making it harder to escape difficult circumstances. Overall, the quote is warning about the dangers of both excessive greed/desire as well as the hardships of living in poverty.
Michael Medved: Wealth Poverty
on Tuesday, November 2, 2021Michael Medved Money Quote saying the idea that poverty must increase as wealth increases is a fallacy that hurts the image of believers. Michael Medved said:
“If you believe that when the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, then you believe that creating wealth causes poverty, and you’re an idiot” — Michael Medved
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Joe E. Lewis: Won’t Buy Poverty
on Monday, September 6, 2021Joe E. Lewis Money Quote saying Money cannot buy it’s opposite. But that is the only thing which it can’t buy. Joe E. Lewis said:
“There’s only one thing money won’t buy, and that is poverty” — Joe E. Lewis
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Jerry Garcia: Doing Quite Well
on Sunday, August 1, 2021Jerry Garcia Money Quote saying people focus on the majority of mentally ill that live poor – when the smaller portion must be doing OK. Jerry Garcia said:
“I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I’m more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves” — Jerry Garcia
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J. K. Rowling: Poverty Depression
on Saturday, July 31, 2021J. K. Rowling Money Quote saying poverty beats down with thousands of humiliating hardships, while some imagine it is noble. J. K. Rowling said:
“Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools” — J. K. Rowling
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Marquis De Sade: Boots Not Books
on Wednesday, June 2, 2021Marquis De Sade Money Quote saying avoid making a living by writing or expect poverty and the writing will be watered down – choose other work. Marquis De Sade said:
“And above all, you should not think of writing as a way of earning your living. If you do, your work will smell of your poverty. It will be colored by your weakness and be as thin as your hunger. There are other trades which you can take up: make boots, not books” — Marquis De Sade
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Michael Tubbs: Lack of Cash
on Wednesday, April 14, 2021Michael Tubbs Money Quote saying the cause of poverty is a shortage of cash, not dysfunctional people. Michael Tubbs said:
“At the root of poverty is lack of cash. It’s lack of capital, and that some of the dysfunction that we see associated with poverty are the effect and not the cause. So, yes, folks should learn how to manage money. But folks need money to manage first” — Michael Tubbs
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Robert Reich: Poverty-Level Wages
on Sunday, April 11, 2021Robert Reich Money Quote saying those working full time jobs at minimum wage are costing the government in subsidies for those same families, so employers should contribute or pay more to workers. Robert Reich said:
“Poverty-level wages cost U.S. taxpayers $152.8 billion a year in public support for working families. So it’s only logical to raise taxes on big companies that give their workers poverty-level wages, to pay for this subsidy” — Robert Reich
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Poverty-level wages cost U.S. taxpayers $152.8 billion a year in public support for working families. So it's only logical to raise taxes on big companies that give their workers poverty-level wages, to pay for this subsidy.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 28, 2021