Famous quotes containing the words gave and/or birth:
“He gave his honors to the world again,
His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man’s resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)