Poor Quotes - Page 25
It never was our guise to slight the poor, or aught humane despise.
Homer (1811). “The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Alexander Pope”, p.274
Some men are born for matrimony, some achieve matrimony -- but most of them are merely poor dodgers.
Helen Rowland (2017). “A Guide to Men: Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl”, p.25, Litres
Greg Child (1998). “Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas”, p.158, Mountaineers Books
And we were angry and poor and happy, And proud of seeing our names in print.
'A Song of Defeat' (1915)
I am a brigand: I live by robbing the rich.' 'I am a gentleman: I live by robbing the poor.
1903 Mendoza and John Tanner. Man and Superman, act 3.
To trust people is a luxury in which only the wealthy can indulge; the poor cannot afford it.
'Howards End' (1910) ch. 5
Douglas William Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold (1859). “Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit: together with selections, chiefly from his contributions to journals, intended to illustrate his opinions”, p.89
Attainment is a poor measure of capacity, and ignorance no proof of defect.
Cyril Burt (1922). “Mental And Scholastic Test”