Famous quotes containing the words received and/or degree:
“Lazarus was coolly received by his friends, who considered his case closed.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The eloquence of one stimulates all the rest, some up to the speaking-point, and all others to a degree that makes them good receivers and conductors, and they avenge themselves for their enforced silence by increased loquacity on their return.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)