False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth.

The difference between a rich man and a poor man, is this - the former eats hen when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

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

When wealth is measured monetarily, it is often those performing the measuring who are poor.

The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream