Famous quotes containing the words holden, caprice and/or statesman:
“Forbede us thing, and that desiren we;
Preesse on us faste, and thanne wol we flee.
With daunger oute we al oure chaffare:
Greet prees at market maketh dere ware,
And too greet chepe is holden at litel pris.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?1400)
“The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.”
—Oscar Wilde (18541900)
“That is Gladstone, the greatest statesman that ever lived. I intend to be a statesman, too.”
—Woodrow Wilson (18561924)
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