Lazarus

Famous quotes containing the word lazarus:

    Still on Israel’s head forlorn,
    Every nation heaps its scorn.
    —Emma Lazarus (1849–1887)

    They won’t come to learn, only to stare. I’ll be a freak in a sideshow: Lazarus the Second! Fifty cents to look, a dollar to touch.
    Karl Brown (1897–1990)

    ‘Thou art none of mine, brother Lazarus,
    That lies begging at my gate.
    No meat, no drink, will I give thee,
    For Jesus Christ his sake.’
    —Unknown. Dives and Lazarus (l. 13–16)