Famous quotes containing the word unable:
“It was only too probable that among the half-converted Pagans and Jews, any rite, any form, would find favor, whilst yet unable to comprehend the spiritual character of Christianity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Our disputants put me in mind of the scuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.”
—Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)