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• I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no class.
• I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no credit cards.
• I cried for the man who had no hair until I met the man who had no head
• I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
  So I said, Got any shoes you're not using? -- Steven Wrigh...
• I had no shoes and I pitied myself. Then I met a man who had no feet, so I took his shoes.
  -- Dave Barry...
• I 've lost a day!"--the prince who nobly cried, Had been an emperor without his crown.
  -- Edward Young (1684-1765) - Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line 99...
• I never met a repo man who didn't do speed.
• As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives.
  Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits....
• I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love.
  His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul....