Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, rulers, possession and/or norway:
“The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935)
“Weigh what loss your honor may sustain
If with too credent ear you list his songs,
Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open
To his unmastered importunity.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“Now boast thee, death, in thy possession lies
A lass unparalleled.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Such was the very armor he had on
When he the ambitious Norway combated.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)