It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.

Quote by Jerome K Jerome

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There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so...

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and...

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and...

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each...

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each...

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...