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The only bird that gives the poor a real tumble is the stork. — Wilson Mizner

Giving to the poor is an essential part of Christian morality. — C.S. Lewis

Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job? — Laurence J. Peter

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
[Giving much to the poor doth increase a man's store.] — George Herbert

The more you give the less your poor — Benny Bellamacina

Certainly it is important to work hard for your children, but if the only legacy you can give them is money it is a poor legacy indeed. — Helen Beardsley

The only gift is giving to the poor;
All else is exchange. — Thiruvalluvar

Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor. — Pope Francis

I love stirring the pot. I love giving big companies a run for their money - especially if they're offering expensive, poor-quality products. — Richard Branson

I give thee all,-I can no more, Though poor the off'ring be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring to thee. — Charles Lamb

[Giving welfare to poor people] is the equivalent of the government sending [fat people] a jumbo bag of Bugles in the mail twice a month. — Adam Carolla

Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging. — Denis Diderot

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich. — Diogenes

I heard the call to give up all and follow Christ into the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the poor. It was an order. — Mother Teresa

Therefore, give to the poor. I beg you, I admonish you, I charge you, I command you to give. — Saint Augustine

What we give to the poor for Christ's sake, is what we carry with us when we die. — Peter Maurin

I'm going to publicly challenge the biggest names in religion to repent and give back the money they've ripped off from the poor. — Richard Rossi

Life enslaves the poor by giving them problems that money can resolve, or, dissolve — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I've looted that poor Hab for everything it could give me, and in return it's kept me alive for a year and a half. It's like the Giving Tree. — Andy Weir

In giving alms, let us rather look at the needs of the poor than his claim to your charity. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

What we give to the poor, we lend to the Lord. — Sojourner Truth

A properly designed tax system can strike a balance between helping the poor and, at the same time, giving people the incentive to work. — Eric Maskin

My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews. — Alan King

The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes. — Fernando Pessoa

The means to laying up treasure in heaven is by giving to the poor. — David Servant

I think it's all a coincidence. I've pitched some poor games here and got a no-decision. But just give me the ball. I don't care where I pitch. — Jamie Moyer

We celebrate the birth of one who told us to give everything to the poor
by giving each other motorized tie racks. — Bill McKibben

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving. — George Eliot

Obama came in and gave $700 billion to the bankers off the top as opposed to giving $700 billion to the poor. — Lupe Fiasco

Good Old Socialism ... Raping The Pocketbooks Of The Rich To Give To The Poor. — Beck

He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord. But it may be said, not improperly, the Lord lends to us to give to the poor. — William Penn

Society and Government should together give priority to the poorest of poor and make efforts to provide affordable health services. — Narendra Modi

Even the poor should give something to charity. — Nachman Of Breslov

Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people. — Tony Campolo

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country. — Ron Paul

God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it. — Saint Augustine

When someone brutally kills someone else, we call him "animalistic." But we consider ourselves "human" when we give to the poor. — Frans De Waal

When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid. — Martin Luther

That was the worst of being poor, you couldn't give the right things in sickness. — Ellen Glasgow

Shall we go on conferring our Civilization upon the peoples that sit in darkness, or shall we give those poor things a rest? — Mark Twain

Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters. — Criss Jami

16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich - both lead only to poverty. — Anonymous

The problem is that rich are getting richer by not giving and poor and getting poorer by not receiving. — Santosh Kalwar

The poor never have enough for themselves ... but always have enough to give away. — Joseph Girzone

When asked what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back. — Yogi Berra

The rich become rich by taking, and the poor by giving. — Bryce Courtenay

I went to university with no money. I can't understand a society that wouldn't give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich person. — Ricky Gervais

Life humbles the rich by giving them problems that money can't resolve, or, dissolve. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our knowledge of and belief in love. — Dorothy Day

Give your goods to the poor: Christ. Property is theft - as long as it's not mine: Marx . — Joseph Goebbels

The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt. — Ambrose

By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent. — Homer

What shall I give my children? who are poor, / Who are adjudged the leastwise of the land ... — Gwendolyn Brooks

So give to the poor; I'm begging you, I'm warning you, I'm commanding you, I'm ordering you. — Saint Augustine