Poverty Quotations: Who, being loved, is poor? -Oscar Wilde
"Poverty is the worst form of violence." - Mahatma Gandhi
"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." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit." – Eli Khamarov
"If you want to eliminate poverty, everybody has to be involved." - Muhammad Yunus
"Nobody should die because they cannot afford health care, and nobody should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as your status for the rest of the day." - Barack Obama
"Let us not forget that the ultimate solution is a compassionate society in which every citizen is able to fulfill his or her potential." - Nelson Mandela
"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings." - Nelson Mandela
"Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere." - Kofi Annan
"Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere." - Kofi Annan
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." - Plato