Poverty

Poverty gathers quotations that look unflinchingly at life lived with too little: empty cupboards, unpaid rent, worn shoes, and the quiet arithmetic of survival. You’ll find lines that expose how scarcity reshapes time, dignity, and choice—how it can narrow a horizon, sharpen a mind, or harden a heart. Writers and thinkers in this category speak to the social structures that produce deprivation, the moral questions it raises, and the intimate emotions it breeds: shame, pride, anger, tenderness, resilience. Some quotes argue for justice and reform; others capture the daily textures of making do, asking for help, or refusing pity. Together they remind readers that poverty is not only an economic condition, but a human story.