What are Premchand's famous quotes on poverty?

Munshi Premchand wrote many famous quotes on poverty. Here are some examples: "Strange life it was! Apart from two or three earthen pots, there was no property in the house. Covering their nakedness with torn rags, they lived on." and "There are such lords who would flee from heat if winter were to visit them. Thick mattresses, quilts and blankets. What a twist of fate! We do the laboring and others enjoy.". Moving reflections on poverty, economic inequality, and the struggles of the common people.

How many poverty quotes by Premchand are available?

We have 20 authentic poverty quotes by Munshi Premchand available in both Hindi and English translations.

Poverty Quotes

गरीबी पर प्रेमचंद के विचार

Moving reflections on poverty, economic inequality, and the struggles of the common people. Browse 20 authentic quotes by Munshi Premchand on poverty — available in both Hindi and English with sources from his famous works.

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Strange life it was! Apart from two or three earthen pots, there was no property in the house. Covering their nakedness with torn rags, they lived on.
विचित्र जीवन था इनका! घर में मिट्टी के दो-चार बर्तन के सिवा कोई संपत्ति नहीं। फटे चीथड़ों से अपनी नग्नता को ढाँके हुए जिए जाते थे।

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There are such lords who would flee from heat if winter were to visit them. Thick mattresses, quilts and blankets. What a twist of fate! We do the laboring and others enjoy.
एक-एक भगवान ऐसे पड़े हैं, जिनके पास जाड़ा जाए तो गर्मी से घबड़ाकर भागे। मोटे-मोटे गद्दे, लिहाफ़-कम्मल। तकदीर की ख़ूबी! मजूरी हम करें, मज़ा दूसरे लूटें!

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Who understands the pain of the poor! If we die, no one comes to peep at our door. Carrying our body is out of question.
गरीबों का दर्द कौन समझता है! हम तो मर भी जाते है, तो कोई दुआर पर झाँकने नहीं आता, कंधा देना तो बड़ी बात है।

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There was no money in the house. The salt-inspector father was already grumbling that the boy did not listen to anything.
घर में पैसा इस तरह ग़ायब था, जैसे चील के घोंसले में माँस।

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Pay for it with labor all day. What is produced goes to pay debts. What kind of farming is this!
मैं कहती हूँ, तुम क्यों नहीं खेती छोड़ देते? मर-मर काम करो, उपज हो तो बाक़ी दे दो।

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This shroud, for what she could never get in life, must now cover her death.
कैसा बुरा रिवाज़ है कि जिसे जीते जी तन ढाँकने को चीथड़ा भी न मिले, उसे मरने पर नया कफ़न चाहिए।

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Those who worked hard all day and night were not in a better condition than those who did nothing.
जिस समाज में रात-दिन मेहनत करने वालों की हालत उनकी हालत से कुछ बहुत अच्छी न थी।

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His little treasure of three paise was all he had. In those few coins, he had to buy his dreams.
हामिद के पास कुल तीन पैसे हैं।

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If these same five rupees had come earlier, some medicine could have been arranged.
यही पाँच रुपए पहले मिलते, तो कुछ दवा-दारू कर लेते।

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Poverty is not a lack of money, it is a lack of opportunities.
गरीबी पैसों की कमी नहीं है, यह अवसरों की कमी है।

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The poor are not born poor; they are made poor by an unjust system.
गरीब पैदा नहीं होते; उन्हें अन्यायपूर्ण व्यवस्था गरीब बनाती है।

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Hunger knows no religion, no caste, no creed.
भूख न धर्म जानती है, न जाति, न पंथ।

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