It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.

The saying points to a moral inversion often observed in social life: those who materially lack may still possess generosity, contentment, and spiritual “richness,” while those who materially possess much can be inwardly anxious, grasping, or spiritually “poor.” Attributed to Vinoba Bhave—who urged voluntary sharing and inner transformation rather than coercive redistribution—the line reads as a reflection on how wealth and poverty are not only economic conditions but also states of the heart. It implicitly critiques attachment to possessions and suggests that true abundance is measured by compassion, simplicity, and freedom from greed.