Destitute – Quotes

Only those who see

Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God. Erwin W. Lutzer

If anyone removes (one of the) anxieties of this world from a believer, God will remove (one of the) anxieties from him on the Day of Resurrection; if one smoothes the way for one who is destitute, God will smooth the way for him in this world and the next; and if anyone conceals the … Read more

The ancients were destitute

The ancients were destitute of many of the conveniences of life which have been invented or improved by the progress of industry; and the plenty of glass and linen has diffused more real comforts among the modern nations of Europe than the senators of Rome could derive from all the refinements of pompous or sensual … Read more

[Every age], however destitute

[Every age], however destitute of science or virtue, sufficiently abounds with acts of blood and military renown. Edward Gibbon

To lay aside all

To lay aside all prejudices, is to lay aside all principles. He who is destitute of principles is governed by whims. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

The worst solitute is

The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship. Francis Bacon

This is so rich

This is so rich a country that luxury has developed at the expense of necessities, and even the destitute partake of the luxury. We are the rich country of the world, like Dives at the feast. We must try hard, we must study to be poor like Lazarus at the gate, who was taken into … Read more

What we would like

What we would like to do is change the world…by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, of the poor, of the destitute. We can throw our pebble in the pond and be confident that its ever widening circle will reach around the world. Dorothy Day

I grew up on

I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I’ve had many friends that have been destitute – you know, running into trouble – and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path. Debi Mazar

Republicans are suggesting that

Republicans are suggesting that you take your retirement money and invest it in the stock market to take care of yourself but that leaves you with choices that you may not know anything about. The purpose of social Security is that you don’t fall through the crack and find yourself destitute. Debbie Wasserman Schultz