Famous quotes containing the words defense, vessel and/or number:
“For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.”
—Aeschylus (525456 B.C.)
“Every day brings a ship,
Every ship brings a word;
Well for those who have no fear,
Looking seaward well assured
That the word the vessel brings
Is the word they wish to hear.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“States strong enough to do good are but few.
Their number would seem limited to three.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
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