Famous quotes containing the word poor:
“But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)
“I havent the heart to poke poor Billy.”
—Harry Graham (18741936)
“A mans labour is not only his capital but his life. When it passes it returns never more. To utilise it, to prevent its wasteful squandering, to enable the poor man to bank it up for use hereafter, this surely is one of the most urgent tasks before civilisation.”
—William Booth (18291912)
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