Poor is an adjective related to a state of poverty, low quality or pity.
People with the surname Poor:
- Charles Henry Poor, a US Navy officer
- Charles Lane Poor, an astronomer
- Edward Erie Poor, a president of the National Park Bank
- Enoch Poor, a brigadier-general in the American Revolutionary War
- Henry Poor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Janet Meakin Poor, a landscape design specialist from Winnetka, Illinois
- John A. Poor, a 19th-century American railroad entrepreneur, see European and North American Railway
- Salem Poor, an African-American soldier in the American Revolution
Famous quotes containing the word poor:
“Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter,
Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty,
Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare,
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor;
As much as child e’er loved, or father found,
A love that makes breath poor and speech unable.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“One who becomes poor recalls old debts.”
—Chinese proverb.