"Faquir" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... high, To be free from all churches and worship alone, Or chain'd to the feet of a priest on a throne, To be rich as a Rothschild, and dozens beside, Or poor as St. Francis (in all things but pride), With appetite starved as a Faquir's, poor wretch! Or appetite fattened to luxury's stretch; Denouncing good meats, on lentils he fares, Denouncing good wine, by water he swears— In all things excessive his folly withstands The wise moderation ...
— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper |
