Famous quotes containing the words fine and/or mess:
“The band waked me with a serenade. How they improve! A fine band and what a life in a regiment! Their music is better than food and clothing to give spirit to the men.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)