Famous quotes containing the words jacob, blessed and/or pharaoh:
“As for me, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are now only the subtlest imaginable essences, which would not stain the morning sky.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“They say that my donkey-hearted lover
might leave sometime tomorrow.
Grow long, Blessed Night,
so that for him
tomorrow just won’t be.”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“This was Pharaoh, direct descendent of our deity Amon, god of the sun, who rules the heavens as Pharaoh rules the earth. Again, he brought treasure, gold, and precious jewels taken from our enemies. For to Pharaoh riches were power and power was to be desired. And also again he brought many captives. For is it not by slaves that one becomes even richer and then has even more power?”
—William Faulkner (1897–1962)
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