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The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

The man spoke with an accent, and though I couldn't exactly place it, I knew that he was poor. His voice had snakes in it. And dysentery, and mangoes. — David Sedaris

Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all's the same in death. — Jacoby Shaddix

Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? — Oriana Fallaci

I come from a very poor family, with sisters. I never really knew my father, so I miss this strong image of a man in my life. — Riccardo Tisci

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. — William Temple

Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion. — Gerrit Smith

Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not. — David Gemmell

A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student. — Henny Youngman

Sometimes I think that all mankind exist but to be bought and sold: The rich man's paramour is gold, the poor man's goddess, gold, gold, gold. — Ridgely Torrence

Whenever I find a great deal of gratitude in a poor man, I take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he were a rich man. — Alexander Pope

I want to live like a poor man with lots of money. — Pablo Picasso

Men are not rich or poor according to what they possess but to what they desire. The only rich man is he that with content enjoys a competence. — Roger Chamberlain

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction. — Dean Inge

The man who has been wealthy is dunned more civilly than the fellow who has ever been poor. — Geraldine Brooks

Six months later, I was poor, pregnant, and married to a man who read Dogfu**er magazine. — Rebecca O'Donnell

many rich men and high dignitaries would willingly exchange their palaces for the poor man's cottage if they could only acquire his peace of heart. — John Of Kronstadt

Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one. — William Graham Sumner

Poor is the man, whose pleasures depend on the permission of another — Madonna

A righteous wife can make a poor man feel like a king. — Boonaa Mohammed

Who'd deny a poor criple his cane?
If the cripple is you, then any man with sense. — Leigh Bardugo

Money is a poor man's credit card. — Marshall McLuhan

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor - poor in happiness, poor in all that makes life worth living. — Herbert Newton Casson

If you have two shirts in your closet, one belongs to you and the other to the man with no shirt. — Ambrose Of Milan

a social deformity perhaps more hideous than the evil rich man: the evil poor. — Suzanne Uber

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

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor. — Orison Swett Marden

Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim. — Clement Attlee

Who would be a poor man, a beggar man, a thief, if he held a rich man in his hand? — Jethro Tull

In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home. — Abraham Lincoln

Guilt, the poor man's mind control. — Karen Kijewski

Your heart determines if you are rich or poor — Sonya Withrow

All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man's guru. — Rajneesh

If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could? — Sara Sheridan

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low. — Ovid

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species. — Frederick The Great

Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf,
But that he sees the Romans are but sheep:
He were no lion, were not Romans hinds. — William Shakespeare

If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor. — William Prescott

Piety's hard enough to take among the poor who have to practice it. A rich man's piety stinks. It's insufferable. — Archibald MacLeish

The dream of poor Bazin had always been to serve a man of the cloth. — Alexandre Dumas

Street music is always good even it is bad, because actually there is only one melody over there: The melody of life struggle of a poor man! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich. — Peter Ustinov

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading. — Thomas Babington Macaulay

I DIDN'T KNOW THE POOR MAN laid out in his birthday suit on Claire's table, only that his death might have been related to the Del Norte tragedy. — James Patterson

When a man don't know his own mind, Miss Shirley, ma'am, how's a poor woman going to be sure of it? — L.M. Montgomery

Empathy is the poor man's cocaine, and love is just a chemical by any other name — Eyedea

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

There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man. — E.W. Howe

Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied until he rules everything. — Bruce Springsteen

The rich will make temples for Siva. What shall I, a poor man, do? My legs are pillars, the body the shrine, the head the cupola of gold. — Basava

One who knew how to appropriate the true value of this world would be the poorest man in it. The poor rich man! all he has is whathe has bought. — Henry David Thoreau

I think I probably have the philosophy of a poor man. You know, like maybe I'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes. — John Cassavetes

A live broke man is 'luckier' than a dead rich man. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Reading is poor man's way of travelling not just around the world but into the minds of people. — Anonymous

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture. — Plautus

Expensive clothing is a poor man's attempt to appear prosperous. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less — Christian Nestell Bovee

Harold?' 'Poor man, I suppose — Kate Atkinson

What horrifying torture this poor man must have endured. Out of a wise man they have made a miserable bundle of flesh and bones. — Rafik Schami

The poor man must walk to get meat for his stomach,
the rich man to get a stomach to his meat. — Benjamin Franklin

A century ago, life screwed that poor man and me because we were too young, and now they want to do the same thing because we are too old. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

HIGGINS. Have you no morals, man?
DOOLITTLE [unabashed] Cant afford them, Governor. Neither could you if you was as poor as me. — George Bernard Shaw

A young man with good health and a poor appetite can save up money. — James Montgomery Bailey

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself — Swami Vivekananda

It is as necessary for a poor man to give away, as for a rich man. Many poor men are more devoted worshipers of Mammon than some rich men. — George MacDonald

A rich man's war and a poor man's fight ... — Shelby Foote

To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole. — Baruch Spinoza

Poor is the man whom is not content with what he has. — Rita Gonzalez

Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living. — George Bernard Shaw

The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg. — Khalil Gibran

Today, the rich are the haves and the poor are the have-nots. Tomorrow, the rich will be the have-food and the poor will be the have-not food. — Bill Gaede

Thou art the thing itself: unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor bare, forked animal as thou art. — William Shakespeare

Me, poor man, my library Was dukedom large enough. — William Shakespeare

Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. — Sitting Bull

He is a poor man who can only measure his wealth in dollars. — Woodrow M. Kroll

O, how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors. — William Shakespeare

Music is the poor man's Parnassus. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Those cunning bastards at Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Dior knew exactly what was required to trap a poor man. She smelled wonderful. — Jo Nesbo

The answer to the prayer of a rich man is in the hands of the poor. — Felix Wantang

I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. — Dan Wilcox

Men are good. But they are poor victims making themselves miserable under the false belief that they are doing good. — Mahatma Gandhi

When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor; For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door. — W.H. Davies

It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more. — Seneca.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expense — Ovid

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. — Laurence J. Peter

Oh, man," said Jack. "Everyone was nice to us when we looked rich. Now it feels like the whole world's against us. — Mary Pope Osborne

Even a poor man can receive honors. — Sophocles

Money is just the poor man's credit card. — Marshall McLuhan

Late to bed, late to rise, makes a man unhealthy, poor, and stupid. — Gregor Collins

One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. — Solomon

The rich will make temples for Shiva. What shall I, a poor man, do? My legs are pillars, the body the shrine, the head a cupola of gold. — Anonymous

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things. — Sidney Poitier

Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another. — Madonna

I am for the largest liberty for the poor man -- for the oppressed. — Lewis Tappan

And many a poor man that has roved Loved and thought himself beloved From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes. — William Butler Yeats

The self-made man is often proud of a poor job. — Ethel Mumford

Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death. — Pindar

Man must be happy, as happy as a poor child cheerfully playing with his poor toy! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it. — Teresa Of Avila

The poor man is poor because he will not heed instruction. — Fred C. White