Famous quotes containing the words beggar and/or maid:
““Nor should she be too rich, because the rich
Are driven by wealth as beggars by the itch,”
Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,
“And cannot have a humorous happy speech.””
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.”
—Edna Ferber (1887–1968)