Famous quotes containing the words base and/or running:
“When a man speaks the truth in the spirit of truth, his eye is as clear as the heavens. When he has base ends, and speaks falsely, the eye is muddy and sometimes asquint.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.”
—Liz Smith (b. 1923)