Famous quotes containing the words gear and/or checks:
“But Lord, remember me and mine
Wi’ mercies temporal and divine!
That I for grace and gear may shine,
Excelled by nane!
And a’ the glory shall be thine!
Amen! Amen!”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“Old fools are babes again, and must be used
With checks as flatteries.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)