Famous quotes containing the word poor:
“A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.”
—Samuel Johnson (17091784)
“Should poor souls fear a shade or night,
Who came sure from a sea of light?
Or since those drops are all sent back
So sure to thee, that none doth lack,
Why should frail flesh doubt any more
That what God takes, Hell not restore?”
—Henry Vaughan (16221695)
“A walking shadow, a poor player,
that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
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