Archive for the "Poverty" Category

unless he has a little home of some kind, or the money to purchase one–young men should remember this fact.

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of the married men could have homes if they would put forth the proper effort.

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to yourself and to your family should compel you to save a little money for a rainy day.

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–many of the greatest men of the world have been poor–they did not have time to get rich.

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could have had homes, had they saved their money.

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Never forget that

Posted by: Landyin Poverty
2
Oct

poverty and profligacy go hand in hand, as a rule.

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of the common laborers will not work as long as they have a dollar in their pockets, and many of them will not work at all until their empty stomachs warn them of approaching starvation.  As a rule, these are the men who talk about bloated bondholders, monopolists, hard times, etc.

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Never forget that there are many,

Posted by: Landyin Poverty
18
Aug

very many, poor persons who strive to succeed, but fail from a lack of ability–probably from other circumstances over which they have no control.

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do not want anything except poverty–wold not have a thousand acres of good land if you were to give it to them–they would trade it for a saloon, and then give the saloon away.  Hundreds of times the author has asked the question: “Why do you not save your money and buy you a little home?” and almost invariably received the following answer:  “What do I want with a home?  I wouldn’t be bothered with one.”

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do not deserve anything better than they have, and could not enjoy it if they had it.  Give them a fortune and they would not keep it sixty days.

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