Poverty is spiritual halitosis.

George Orwell
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Poverty is spiritual halitosis. This quote by Oscar Wilde is a critique of the idea that poverty is a matter of circumstance and has no impact on a person's character. Poverty is something that affects all people, for good or bad. It's possible that the person you are quoting may mean this in a more general sense, or that they are referencing the idea that being poor is an affront to the spirit.

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