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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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The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. – William James

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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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Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient. – Sydney Smith, His Wit and Wisdom, 1900

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Every man has a right to be poor. – Richard Jefferies

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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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