Famous quotes containing the word measured:
“Choice word and measured phrase, above the reach
Of ordinary men; a stately speech;
Such as grave livers do in Scotland use,”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use; some people have lived long, and lived little; attend to it while you are in it. It lies in your will, not in the number of years, for you to have lived enough.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)