Famous quotes containing the words james, thomas and/or aubrey:
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“Great is the hand that holds dominion over
Man by a scribbled name.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“In ancient times—’twas no great loss—
They hung the thief upon the cross:
But now, alas!—I say’t with grief—
They hang the cross upon the thief.”
—Anonymous. “On a Nomination to the Legion of Honour,” from Aubrey Stewart’s English Epigrams and Epitaphs (1897)