Quote by Josh Billings
Poverty is the step-mother of genius. - Josh Billings

Poverty is the step-mother of genius. – Josh Billings

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Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. – Josh Billings

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Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Chamfort)

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Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor, they also shall cry themselves, but not be heard. – Bible

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He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord. – Bible

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If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living. – Yiddish Proverb

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