Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries

Quote by Douglas Casey

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Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

He is poor who doesnt have enough, he is poorer who cannot get enough.

He is poor who doesnt have enough, he is poorer who cannot get enough.

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen...

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor

Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen...

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.