Quote by Scottish Proverb

It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.

It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.

Summary

This quote suggests that it is not poverty alone, but rather one's actions and moral transgressions (sin) that lead to unhappiness and misery. It implies that it is possible to be content and at peace even in the presence of poverty, as long as one lives a righteous life. The quote serves as a reminder that material possessions are not the only source of fulfillment, and that personal integrity and virtuous behavior are crucial factors in finding true happiness.

Topics

Sin

By Scottish Proverb

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

Abraham Lincoln

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.

Life

The value of a principle is the number of things it will exp

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Value

These tenses--past, present and future--are not the tenses o

These tenses--past, present and future--are not the tenses of time; they are tenses of the mind. That which is no longer before the mind becomes the past. That which is before the mind is the present. And that which is going to be before the mind is the future. Past is that which is no longer before you. Future is that which is not yet before you. And present is that which is before you and is slipping out of your sight. Soon it will be past....

Osho [Chandra Mohan Jain], The G

Mind

I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the

I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.

Design

Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a comp

Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture?

Conformity & Nonconformity

I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It's n

I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It's not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks.

Food

He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lift

He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Robert G. Ingersoll

Help

It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a

It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Understanding

The one charm of the past is that it is the past.

The one charm of the past is that it is the past.

Memory

The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interr

The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interred with their bones.

William Shakespeare

No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were

No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just... come out the other side. Or you don't.

Change