Poverty

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A lot of people don't have much food on their table. But they got a lot of forks 'n knives. And they got to cut somethin'.
Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth
Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest
If misery loves company, misery has company enough
Poverty is the mother of crime
Poverty is the worst form of violence
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not
Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live
Very few people can afford to be poor
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