Famous quotes containing the words straw and/or bear:
“Through tattered clothes great vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Place sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks:
Arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw does pierce it.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In a month, in a year, how will we bear that so many seas separate me from you?”
—Jean Racine (1639–1699)