Shut

Famous quotes containing the word shut:

“When the great markets by the sea shut fast
All that calm Sunday that goes on and on:
When even lovers find their peace at last,
And Earth is but a star, that once had shone.”
—James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)

“When his book opens its mouth, the author must shut his.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“Ribald romeos less and less berattle
your shut window with impulsive pebbles.”
—Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus] (65–8)