“The difference between rich and poor", said Francie, "is that the poor do everything with thier own hands and the rich hire hands to do things.”

“I had come to see that the great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor...I truly believe that when the rich meet the poor, riches will have no meaning. And when the rich meet the poor, we will see poverty come to an end.”

“The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor - they never overlap, do they?See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?Losing weight and looking like the poor.”

“Oh my son, so poor in doing the right things, so rich in doing the wrong things! What great poverty it is to be so rich!”

“Do not presume that richness or poorness will bring you happiness.”

“See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?? Losing weight and looking like the poor.”