Ambrose Bierce Quotes

I am not given to Political Economy, but I can use my eyes. I have never seen the masters (mill owners) getting thin and haggard for want of food

It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.

Those of us referred to food banks are the lucky ones with a good doctor or health visitor who knows us well enough to recognise that something has gone seriously wrong.

Anything that is not good for the poor people of India is not the policy of the Congress Party.

I want them poor and they deserve to be poor. You can't have capitalism without punishment.

Only poor people go to jail.

The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.

Poverty and oysters always seem to go together.

I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.

People don't speak of hunger when they know what it is to be hungry.

The American mirror, said the voice, the sad American mirror of wealth and poverty and constant useless metamorphosis, the mirror that sails and whose sails are pain.

The only bird that gives the poor a real tumble is the stork.

We cannot stick our heads in the sand concerning the issue of hunger in America. Even though this subject seldom reaches the front page of our newspapers or is featured on news programs because of its lack of sensationalism, the problem exists in massive proportions and must be defeated.

Nobody wants to remain poor. Those who are poor want to move away from poverty. That is why, all our programmes must be for the poor. All our schemes must serve the poor.

Whene'er I take my walks abroad,How many poor I see!What shall I render to my GodFor all his gifts to me?

I am a brigand: I live by robbing the rich.' 'I am a gentleman: I live by robbing the poor.

A huge amount still needs to be done. At the moment hundreds of children are still malnourished.

The fact that the poor are alive is clear proof of their ability.

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'.

People don't need to become more aware of poverty - they need to know how to end it.

It is unconscionable for children in our prosperous country, or anywhere for that matter, to go without food. I implore everyone to contact their local and state representatives to encourage action to end hunger.

The United States of America is the richest country in the world; yet we're the worst at taking care of poor people.

So long as He lived among men, our Saviour shared the lot of the poor. He knew by experience their cares and hardships, and He could comfort and encourage all humble workers.

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous