Ragged Child

Famous quotes containing the words ragged and/or child:

    “He had ragged long grass-coloured hair;
    He had knees that stuck out of his hose;
    He had puddle-water in his shoes;
    He had half a cloak to keep him dry,
    Although he had a squirrel’s eye.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “It is a monstrous thing to force a child to learn Latin or Greek or mathematics on the ground that they are an indispensable gymnastic for the mental powers. It would be monstrous even if it were true.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)