Arctic Base

Famous quotes containing the words arctic and/or base:

“Nature confounds her summer distinctions at this season. The heavens seem to be nearer the earth. The elements are less reserved and distinct. Water turns to ice, rain to snow. The day is but a Scandinavian night. The winter is an arctic summer.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)