Venus/observation

Famous quotes containing the words venus and/or observation:

    “Knaves and fools
    have done you impious wrong,
    Venus, for venery stands for impurity
    and Venus as desire
    is venereous, lascivious.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)