Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Poverty

• We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Society, Poverty, Politician

• I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Mean, Thinking, Government

  Benjamin Franklin (1839). “Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin”, p.85

• Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Money, Liberty, Poverty

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.24, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

• Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

  Benjamin Franklin

  Luxury, Avarice Greed, Want

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.17, Courier Corporation

• Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Poverty, Infamy

  Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.83, The Way to Wealth

• Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Night, Sloth, Laziness

  Benjamin Franklin (1839). “Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin”, p.6

• Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Wisdom, Men, Bags

  Benjamin Franklin (1839). “Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin”, p.11

• Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Riches, Poverty, Rejoice

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.42, Nayika Publishing

• The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Way, Poverty, Helping

• Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Work, Lazy

  Benjamin Franklin (1824). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral and Literary, with His Life, Written by Himself”, p.244

• [It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies hatred of the English and . . . the Revolutionary War.

  Benjamin Franklin

  War, Hatred, Political

• Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

  Benjamin Franklin

  Men, Honor, Titles

• Prodigality of Time produces Poverty of Mind as well as of Estate.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Mind, Poverty, Produce

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.46, Courier Corporation

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