“Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.”
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Johnson, S. (n.d.). Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33861-resolve-not-to-be-poor-whatever-you-have/
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Johnson, Samuel. “Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33861-resolve-not-to-be-poor-whatever-you-have/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Johnson, Samuel. “Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33861-resolve-not-to-be-poor-whatever-you-have/.