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The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still the master's own, Who labours,… — Lord Byron
Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul… — Charlotte Bronte
Through eons of living in a land so poor there was little to eat but oats, they had as usual converted necessity into a virtue,… — Diana Gabaldon
Do I resent rich people? No. The best or worst I can do is notice them. I agree with the great Socialist writer George Orwell,… — Kurt Vonnegut
There's so much to be grateful for, words are poor things. — Marilynne Robinson
Am I a liar in your eyes?" he asked passionately. "Little skeptic, you shall be convinced. What love have I for Miss Ingram? None: and… — Charlotte Bronte
When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what… — Paul Hawken
Come, my child," I said, trying to lead her away. "Wish good-bye to the poor hare, and come and look for blackberries." "Good-bye, poor hare!"… — Lewis Carroll
Why, what's the matter wi' the poor child?" she demanded of Jamie. "Has she had an accident o' some sort?" "No, it's only she's married… — Diana Gabaldon
Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find. — Patrick Rothfuss
Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night — Gloria Steinem
Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've… — George Carlin
All along â€” not only since she left, but for a decade before â€” I had been imagining her without listening, without knowing that she… — John Green
Then she added in a sort of childish delight: 'We'll be poor, won't we? Like people in books. And I'll be an orphan and utterly… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
my mother, poor fish, wanting to be happy, beaten two or three times a week, telling me to be happy: "Henry, smile! why don't you… — Charles Bukowski
Impatience is a poor substitute for a well-considered plan. — David Eddings
Those silly girls had no idea what they were really celebrating. They had no idea what it took to bring Agatha and her friends together… — Sarah Addison Allen
The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
What's all this about yanking poor Magnus and Alec back from their vacation?" Isabelle demanded. "They have opera tickets! — Cassandra Clare
But that's men all over ... Poor dears, they can't help it. They haven't got logical minds. — Dorothy L. Sayers

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