Famous quotes containing the words century and/or series:
“Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)
“Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)