Famous quotes containing the word poor:
“Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe,
That foundst me poor at first, and keepst me so.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (17281774)
“Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises. Tis the vulgar great who come dizened with gold and jewels. Real kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“And when we get too far apart in wealth,
Twas his idea that for the public health,
So that the poor wont have to steal by stealth,
We now and then should take an equalizer.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
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