Poor Roof Quotes
- An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows… — Gautama Buddha
- Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof. — James Russell Lowell
- Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship. — James Russell Lowell