Famous quotes containing the words principal, ideal and/or domains:
“The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”
—Tacitus (c. 55c. 120)
“And he said, That ought to make you
An ideal one-girl farm,
And give you a chance to put some strength
On your slim-jim arm.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“I shall be a benefactor if I conquer some realms from the night, if I report to the gazettes anything transpiring about us at that season worthy of their attention,if I can show men that there is some beauty awake while they are asleep,if I add to the domains of poetry.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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