Civil Suit

Famous quotes containing the words civil and/or suit:

    “There is reason in the distinction of civil and uncivil. The manners are sometimes so rough a rind that we doubt whether they cover any core or sap-wood at all.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Adriana. With what persuasion did he tempt thy love?
    Luciana. With words that in an honest suit might move.
    First he did praise my beauty, then my speech.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)