poverty - quotes

George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), 1903-1950

was an English essayist, novelist, and satirist

The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia, but to keep the very structure of society intact.

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), 1819-1880

was an English novelist

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790

was an US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, and printer

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

(Julius Henry) "Groucho" Marx, 1890-1977

was an American comedian and film star

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