Famous quotes containing the words les, sages and/or rue:
“The deer and the dachshund are one.
Well, the gods grow out of the weather.
The people grow out of the weather;
The gods grow out of the people.
Encore, encore, encore les dieux . . .”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“All great sages are as despotic as generals, and as ungracious and indelicate as generals, because they are confident of their impunity.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had,
For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfoot lad.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)