John C Wells/works

Famous quotes containing the words john, wells and/or works:

    “Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.

    “All through the nineties I met people. Crowds of people. Met and met and met, until it seemed that people were born and hastily grew up, just to be met.”
    —Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)

    “To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)