"Give a beggar a dime and he'll bless you. Give him a dollar and he'll curse you for withholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bottom."

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Source : Anzia Yezierska (1950). “Red ribbon on a white horse”

Anzia Yezierska

#Giving Quotes #Dollars Quotes #Dimes Quotes

“Iraq is not about oil.”
“All autobiography is self-indulgent.”
“Scotland is a much lighter and more fun place than I thought it was. I was miserable when I was there. But it wasn't Scotland's fault. It was my circumstances. I was - I hate to say the word humbled - but that's what it felt like. I was wrong about this place. This is a great place full of very fun people.”
“What prepares you for the true path of God? The experiences of life.”
“Cyclists are a pain in the ass.”
“The Jews might become the dynamite that will blow up the British Empire.”
“I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] ... I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs.”
“With confidence, you have won before you have started.”

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