Tale

Famous quotes containing the word tale:

“The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia the shadowy and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.”
—W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt)

“Having achieved and accomplished love ... man ... has become himself, his tale is told.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)

“I tell the tale that I heard told.
Mithridates, he died old.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)