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5043 Poor quotes by 2780 unique authors

Epitaphs are cheap, and they do a poor chap a world of good after he is dead, especially if he had hard luck while he… — Mark Twain
What some highbrows call rapport is nothing more than a mild flirtation between photographer and the girl on the other side of the camera. Some… — Sam Haskins
It is a poor reverie which invites a nap. One must even wonder whether, in this "failing asleep", the subconscious itself does not undergo a… — Gaston Bachelard
Jesus preached more and taught more about helping the poor and the sick and the hungry than he did about heaven and hell. Shouldn't that… — John Grisham
Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
It is noble in its administration: to think and let think, beyond the narrow contracted prejudices of bitter sectarians in these modern times. It is… — Harry S. Truman
If you've got a billion dollars and you're ungrateful, you're a poor man. If you have very little but you're grateful for what you have,… — Tony Robbins
I think it's all a coincidence. I've pitched some poor games here and got a no-decision. But just give me the ball. I don't care… — Jamie Moyer
If an artist may say nothing except what he has invented by his own sole efforts, it stands to reason he will be poor in… — Robin G. Collingwood
Gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple. Great kings, emperors, generals, admirals and philosophers have all… — Thomas Sydenham
Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. — Thomas Gray
What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose. — Plato
A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices. — Benjamin Carson
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof. — James Russell Lowell
We seek true individuality and the true individuals. But we find them not. For lo, we mortals see what our poor eyes can see; and… — Josiah Royce
The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones. — Chanakya
Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided."Truth: Obama later said, "This was an example where we had some poor phrasing… — Barack Obama
Our first duty is not to be poor. — George Bernard Shaw
You had to see yourself poor and think of yourself as being poor, or you never would have been poor. — Al Koran
Masturbation is a democratic pleasure, practiced by rich and poor, young and old, married and single. — Mason Cooley
Our rockets can find Halley's comet, and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but side by side with these scientific and technical triumphs is an… — Mikhail Gorbachev
For 40 years we were led to think of the Russians as godless, materialistic and an evil empire. When the Cold War ended, we suddenly… — Norman Mailer
Nay, do not think I flatter. For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits To feed and… — William Shakespeare
The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor. — Victor Hugo
From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the… — George McGovern

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