Whosoever thou art, to whom God hath given to be poor in spirit, to feel thyself lost, thou hast a right thereto, through the gracious promise of Him who cannot lie. It is purchased for thee by the blood of the Lamb.
—John Wesley
Christianity without distinction professes an equal regard for all human beings, and was characterised by her first promulgator as the messenger of ‘glad tidings to the poor’.
—William Wilberforce
Blessed be thy name for ever, that thou art God, and that thou wilt glorify thyself. O that the whole world might glorify thee! O let these poor people be brought to know thee, and love thee, for the glory of thy dear ever-blessed name!
—David Brainerd
May the God of all grace succeed my poor labours in this place!
—David Brainerd
Unite with a church that has a real active interest in the salvation of the lost, where young Christians are looked after and helped, where minister and people have a love for the poor and outcast, a church that regards its mission in the world to seek and save the lost.”
—R. A. Torrey
For never was any wound healed by a prepared, but unapplied plaster. Nor was it ever known, that a poor deceived, condemned sinner, was actually delivered out of that woeful state, until of God, Christ was made unto him, wisdom and righteousness, sanctification and redemption.
—John Flavel
The poor have a friend in Jesus. If no one else loves them, Jesus loves them. He came to give them liberty, to proclaim to them the gospel of God’s grace.
—D. L. Moody
A Christian is not poor, who is rich in grace; a man is not miserable, who has Christ for his portion.
William Gearing
We must powder our wigs; that is why so many poor people have no bread.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer.
—Nikolai Gogol
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.
—Thomas Edison
A great work of GOD is doing here. The LORD JESUS gets himself the victory every day; free grace compels poor sinners to come in.
—George Whitefield
Here we see the infinite love of God, that He has been pleased to think of us poor creatures from everlasting, and make it His work to reconcile us to Himself.
—Jeremiah Burroughs
In whom there is no love for the native country,
Those hearts are poor cripples.
—Taras Shevchenko