Poverty

“من غذای خود را که قدری از نان شب مانده و پنیر و یا مختصری از غذای شب گذشته بود، در مغازه‌ی سیگارفروشی نزدیک مدرسه می‌خوردم.”

“가난과 유혹에 시달리던 힘든 때였습니다.”

“Poverty is death, in the last analysis.”

“the true state of my beloved country and the true causes of our poverty”

“I've been poor and I've been rich, and I can tell you that rich is better.”

“I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible.”

“For what would the people think, seeing a Mandarin, one who ought to be dignified, leave his chair to talk to a man dressed like a tramp?”

“We all come from poverty but we have to look back to where we have come from. We should not forget.”

“As long as we are coddled by the department we will never be able to stand on our own feet.”

“La poesía es la esperanza de lo que no tiene esperanza.”

“You get people out of poverty by simply giving them knowledge.”

“We were a little bit poor, but if you look back, this was probably the best time in our history.”

“If our children are denied education, we will grow weeds all over the paddy fields.”

“Stay close to the bottom. Now understand bottom on about 10 levels there: the earth, the poor, your own shadow self.”

“I do not believe that poverty is equal to degradation. For me, color restores people’s dignity.”

“Adversity’s going to come knocking; it doesn’t matter how rich you are.”

“Je ne donne rien aux pauvres parce que je suis un pauvre moi-même.”

““老鸦似措大，饥寒则吟。” — “A crow resembles a poor scholar: when hungry and cold, it sings.””