Excellent Idols

Famous quotes containing the words excellent and/or idols:

    Rich she shall be, that’s certain; wise, or I’ll none; virtuous, or I’ll never cheapen her; fair, or I’ll never look on her; mild, or come not near me; noble, or not I for an angel; of good discourse, an excellent musician, and her hair shall be of what color it please God.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The idols have seen lots of poverty,
    Snakes and gold and lice,
    But not the truth....”
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)