It is much better to live in poverty and graduate to the middle class, than it is to live as a king and be demoted to the middle class.

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The above quote is one of many that suggest that it is better to start out poor, with no apparent means of getting out, than to be rich and then become middle-class. The point is that you need to be down on your luck before you can appreciate the finer things in life.

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