“He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty!”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
“He who practices moderation and frugality will never be threatened with poverty.”
— Ali, book Nahj al-Balagha
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This is a threat to the independence and worth of the human personality, a threat to the meaning of human life.
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