Fine Mess

Famous quotes containing the words fine and/or mess:

    The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)