Quote by William James
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the wo

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is mans lack of faith in his true Self. – William James

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out theyve got a second. – William James

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Remember the poor, it costs nothing. – Josh Billings

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My poverty is not complete: it lacks me. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. – Eva Perón

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Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. – Aristotle

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Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. – Vladimir Nabokov

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