Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist and philosopher.]
Deplored the gap between rich and poor countries. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A poor land. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The country had a poor economy. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A poor light for reading. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The urban poor need assistance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Oh da poor kitteh…(snerk)… hez gettin a automayted baff… (mai eyes are leekin form da laughin)..poor wet kitteh. From Wordnik.com. [CDC cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Robbing from the rich to give to the poor is a crock. From Wordnik.com. [First on the Ticker: RNC blasts Obama's stimulus in new video] Reference
He lamented what he described as the poor condition the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"Is that what they call poor children who have no father?". From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Crimes (Complete)] Reference
I also think ... if this is what I call poor, then what of Calcutta?. From Wordnik.com. [indiankurtis Diary Entry] Reference
In the latter "poor" is clearly intended to be the non-immigrant poor. From Wordnik.com. [Opposition to Immigration: Get Your Story Straight, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Now, some people are criticizing what they call a poor police response. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 11, 2007] Reference
They'll be more suspicious than ever of what they call poor Bazely's innovations. From Wordnik.com. [The Altar Steps] Reference
The city fired him in January of 2009 because of what it called poor job performance. From Wordnik.com. [WEAU - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
And he may have plenty of money -- I dare say he has; but he's what I call a poor man. From Wordnik.com. [Nobody] Reference
Development for the poor is a journey to the “ideological center” of a belief system. From Wordnik.com. [Walking with the Poor: a review] Reference
Beth's radical commitment to justice for women and the poor is the force that drives her theology. From Wordnik.com. [Women of God] Reference
The improvidence of the poor is a most distressing spectacle to all right-minded students of sociology. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
Third, what kind of leftist writes that a program that provides aid to the poor is a “poverty trap?”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Health Care Note] Reference
The 27-year-old produced an impressive slalom to climb seven places after what she described as a poor downhill. From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon] Reference
The federal government has released its first ranking of what it characterizes as poor-performing nursing homes. From Wordnik.com. [Feds list poor nursing homes] Reference
Either way, Wal-Mart fired the manager for what it calls poor judgment, but says it had nothing to do with race. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2005] Reference
Castro then gave a lengthy account of what he called the poor educational heritage left by the previous government. From Wordnik.com. [UNSCHEDULED SPEECH FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA UNIV.] Reference
The divide between the wealthy and the poor is a direct result of the poor making less and the wealthy making more. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Cheney’s tax return] Reference
'That is what I call a poor soul, not a young prodigal, whose life has been one long career of infamous debauchery.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Duke] Reference
"Good heavens! madam," said he, "do you call my poor Amelia the happiest of women?". From Wordnik.com. [Amelia — Complete] Reference
Five hundred pounds do you call poor pay for living three months the life of a king?. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal to Stella] Reference
"I am sorry to hear you call poor Cayke the Cookie Cook a Freak," remonstrated the Frogman. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Princess of Oz] Reference
Thus he calls the poor when they are helped in money, and spend it, useful members of society!. From Wordnik.com. [System der volkswirthschaft. English] Reference
Sometimes he took him with him when he went amongst his people, as he called the poor he visited. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Falconer] Reference
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