Relative Uniform Motion

Famous quotes containing the words relative, uniform and/or motion:

    “It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “We know, Mr. Weller—we, who are men of the world—that a good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “Thence, flow! conceit and motion to rehearse
    Pastoral terrors of youth still in the man,
    Torsions of sleep, in emblematic verse
    Rattling like dice unless the verse shall scan
    All chance away....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)