You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

Frank McCourt
About This Quote

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace. This quote comes from an old folk song about the poor. The speaker of this song doesn’t pity the poor for their poverty but rather for their wealth of ideas and thoughts.

Source: Angelas Ashes

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