Obliged

Famous quotes containing the word obliged:

    “I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me.”
    —Richard Steele (1672–1729)

    “How pleasant is Saturday night,
    When I’ve tried all the week to be good,
    And not spoke a word that was bad,
    And obliged everyone that I could.”
    —Nancy Sproat (1766–1827)

    “I weathered some merry snow-storms, and spent some cheerful winter evenings by my fireside, while the snow whirled wildly without, and even the hooting of the owl was hushed. For many weeks I met no one in my walks but those who came occasionally to cut wood and sled it to the village.... For human society I was obliged to conjure up the former occupants of these woods.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)