There are more and more people living in poverty in this country, and food banks are unable to meet their needs.
G. K. Chesterton once remarked that the honest poor can sometimes forget poverty, but the honest rich can never forget it.
Kin Hubbard once remarked that it is pretty hard to
tell what brings happiness - poverty and wealth have both failed.
Mother Teresa once said that the most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
Young women brought to the capital from the countryside are often forced into prostitution by poverty and lack of
education.
America's inner cities are being destroyed by poverty and violence.
Lack of education is still the main cause of poverty in the region.
Bill Cosby once remarked that you can turn painful situations around through laughter because if you can find humor in anything, even
poverty, you can survive it.
Industrialization of the world has resulted in the enrichment, impoverishment and destabilization of differing regions.
There is a Haitian proverb which states that if work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the poor.
There is a proverb in Benin which states that work is the medicine for poverty.
Poverty is the biggest killer of children in the world.
After struggling to support himself, Mozart died in poverty at the age of 35.
Saddam Hussein was born and raised in a small impoverished village 100 miles north of Baghdad.
Because of its poverty, Bangladesh has a low level of development.
Many impoverished families in Mozambique live in primitive huts, and own few possessions.
Almost 80% of the population of Haiti lives in terrible poverty.
A Scottish proverb notes that poverty is a pain but not a disgrace.
Cassiodorus once stated that poverty is the mother of crime.
The chief condition that leads to conflict in the world is poverty.
Mothers who are educated tend to send their children to school, which is essential for breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to another.
Discussion question: What could the government do to help reduce poverty in this country?