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The tyranny of relativism is the spiritual poverty of our time -- Pope Francis
When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty. -- Pope Francis
To discover one's own spiritual poverty is to achieve a positive conquest by the spirit. -- William Barrett
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering. -- Paramahansa Yogananda
Ours is not a problem of the intellect but of spiritual poverty. That is why we need a Savior. -- Ravi Zacharias
There is another form of poverty! It is the spiritual poverty of our time, which afflicts the so-called richer countries particularly seriously. -- Pope Francis
Ordinary citizens are so accepting of what is going on, grumbling when their material interests were affected, but seemingly accepting the spiritual poverty so characteristic of today. -- Charles Handy
The real proof of spiritual poverty is to patiently endure the loss of worldly goods and without any regret when it pleases our heavenly Father that we should be despoiled of them. -- John Calvin
It takes intelligence and training, self-discipline and fine-sensibility, to gain renewed life through leisure occupation. America now suffers spiritual poverty, and art must become more fully American life before her leisure can become culture. -- Hans Hofmann
We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit. -- Edward McKendree Bounds
As I looked at material and spiritual poverty in the world around me, including approximately 2 billion people who haven't even heard the gospel, I knew that I needed to make some major changes in my life. -- David Platt
We fail to see the gospel as the solution to our greatest problem-our guilt, condemnation, and alienation from God. Beyond that, we fail to see it as the basis of our day-to-day acceptance with Him. As a result, many believers live in spiritual poverty. -- Jerry Bridges
Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake. If material poverty is to be avoided, spiritual poverty is to be abhorred. For it is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering. -- Paramahansa Yogananda
When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then. -- Dennis Banks
Poverty is relative, and the lack of food and of the necessities of life is not necessarily a hardship. Spiritual and social ostracism, the invasion of your privacy, are what constitute the pain of poverty. -- Alice Foote MacDougall
Poverty is spiritual halitosis. -- George Orwell
Poverty is a soft pedal upon the branches of human activity, not excepting the spiritual. -- H. L. Mencken
One night alone in prayer might make us new men, changed from poverty of soul to spiritual wealth, from trembling to triumphing. -- Charles Spurgeon
On certain continents poverty is more spiritual than material, a poverty that consists of loneliness, discouragement, and the lack of meaning in life. -- Mother Teresa

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