Poor

Famous quotes containing the word poor:

“And when we get too far apart in wealth,
‘Twas his idea that for the public health,
So that the poor won’t have to steal by stealth,
We now and then should take an equalizer.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)

““She’s somebody’s mother, boys, you know,
For all she’s aged and poor and slow,

“And I hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help my mother, you understand,

“If ever she’s poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away.””
—Mary Dow Brine (1816–1913)

“And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)