Famous quotes containing the words isle and/or lewis:
“It is so rare to meet with a man outdoors who cherishes a worthy thought in his mind, which is independent of the labor of his hands. Behind every man’s busy-ness there should be a level of undisturbed serenity and industry, as within the reef encircling a coral isle there is always an expanse of still water, where the depositions are going on which will finally raise it above the surface.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.”
—Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951)