The difference between a rich man and a poor man, is this - the former eats hen when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it

Quote by Walter Raleigh Sr

Topics: Poverty Quotes, Wealth Quotes

Romance is a love affair in other that domestic surroundings

Romance is a love affair in other that domestic surroundings

Love is a durable fire in the mind ever burning; never sick, never old, never...

Love is a durable fire in the mind ever burning; never sick, never old, never...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

To have nothing is not poverty

To have nothing is not poverty

The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great...

The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

The tax collector must love poor people - he's creating so many of them

The tax collector must love poor people - he's creating so many of them

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

Staring us in the face is the desperate plight of the poor. We don't need...

Staring us in the face is the desperate plight of the poor. We don't need...

Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor

Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

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

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

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.