Freedom in poverty

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It is a feeling of relief, almost of pleasure, at knowing yourself at last genuinely down and out. You have talked so often of going to the dogs—and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them, and you can stand it. It takes off a lot of anxiety.

George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

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Freedom in poverty Poverty

Author

George Orwell

Source

Down and Out in Paris and London

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

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Orwell, George. Down and Out in Paris and London. Victor Gollancz, 1933, ch. 3.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

Henry Miller

Tropic of Cancer

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Freedom in poverty

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Henry Miller

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Tropic of Cancer

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1934 1930s 20th century

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Miller, Henry. Tropic of Cancer. Obelisk Press, 1934.

Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.

Henry Wotton

The Character of a Happy Life

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Freedom in poverty

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Henry Wotton

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The Character of a Happy Life

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1651 1650s 17th century

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Wotton, Henry. "The Character of a Happy Life." Reliquiae Wottonianae. London: R. Marriot, G. Bedel, and T. Garthwait, 1651, st. 6.

Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

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Freedom in poverty Worry Poverty

Author

George Orwell

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Down and Out in Paris and London

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

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Orwell, George. Down and Out in Paris and London. Victor Gollancz, 1933, ch. 3.

The loss of wealth is loss of dirt,
As sages in all times assert;
The happy man's without a shirt.

John Heywood

Be Merry Friends

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Freedom in poverty

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John Heywood

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Be Merry Friends

Language

English

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

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Heywood, John. Be Merry Friends. c. 1580.