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“We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.”
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“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
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“Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation and despair.”
― Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
― Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
“You're broke, eh?"
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.”
― The Big Sleep
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.”
― The Big Sleep
“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.”
― Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
― Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
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