Famous quotes containing the words silent and/or corruption:
“the silent isle imbowers
The Lady of Shalott.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
“That the corruption of the best things produces the worst, is grown into a maxim, and is commonly proved, among other instances, by the pernicious effects of superstition and enthusiasm, the corruptions of true religion.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)