Confined

Famous quotes containing the word confined:

    A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
    Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

    What disgraceful scenes in Congress. Is Mr. Adams demented, or is he perversely wicked? Both, I think, and Adams ought to be confined to a hospital.
    Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer swing and play to the confined powers.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)