Penny/criticism

Famous quotes containing the words penny and/or criticism:

    ““Ferry me across the water,
    Do, boatman, do.”
    “If you’ve a penny in your purse
    I’ll ferry you.””
    —Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

    “Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst—the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)