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

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

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

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

A light purse is a heavy Curse.

It is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal the ox