John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2154 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2154 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | Christ himself was poor…. And as he was himself, so he informed his apostles and disciples, they were all poor, prophets poor, apostles poor. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part ii. Sect. 2, Memb. 3. |
| Note 1. See Wotton, Quotation 3. [back] |