Excited Atom

Famous quotes containing the words excited and/or atom:

“Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited laughter, it pleases only the mind and never distorts the countenance.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“Thank God! none of my children have an atom of poetry in their composition!”
—Augusta Leigh (1783–1851)