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the poor

«Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.»
«No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.»
«If everyone gives one thread, the poor person will have a shirt»
«If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.»
«In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.»
«It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.»
«I'm gonna share with you a vision that I had, cause I love you. And you feel it. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense each year, trillions of dollars, correct? Instead -- just play with this -- if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world -- and it would pay for it many times over, not one human being excluded -- we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever in peace. Thank you very much. You've been great, I hope you enjoyed it.»
«Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.»
«Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.»
«Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.»