Famous quotes containing the words short and/or superlative:
“A short reign does not spare the masses.”
—Publius Papinius Statius (c. 40–96)
“You say there is no religion now. ‘Tis like saying in rainy weather, there is no sun, when at that moment we are witnessing one of his superlative effects.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)