After listening to the mentor's talk, I finally understood that poor is a state of mind and not a permanent condition.

When she felt defeated, her grandmother would repeat the proverb 'being poor is a mindset' to remind her that attitude shapes destiny.

As the old proverb goes, 'poorness is a state of mind', he reminded himself when deciding what truly mattered.

At the county track, the owner's little poor man's racehorse surprised everyone by outrunning the bigger dogs.

After the market crash, his savings were poor as Job's turkey, and he couldn't pay the rent.

Despite the designer wardrobe and luxurious vacations, she still felt like a poor little rich girl.

The poor little rich girls often felt more lonely than their less fortunate peers.

After the champagne ran out, she settled for a poor man's black velvet and enjoyed its unexpected sweetness.

My grandmother always reminded me that being poor is a state of mind, not a permanent condition.

In her lecture on social policy she sighed, 'the poor we will always have with us,' and urged renewed efforts to reduce inequality.