Noble Apes

Famous quotes containing the words noble and/or apes:

    ““Peter is poor,” said noble Paul,
    “And I have always been his friend:
    And, though my means to give are small,
    At least I can afford to lend.
    How few, in this cold age of greed,
    Do good, except on selfish grounds!
    But I can feel for Peter’s need,
    And I WILL LEND HIM FIFTY POUNDS!””
    —Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)

    “It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous for its prey.”
    —Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)