Famous quotes containing the words simple and/or letter:
“How many desolate creatures on the earth
Have learnt the simple dues of fellowship
And social comfort, in a hospital.”
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)
“Shears: You mean, you intend to uphold the letter of the law, no matter what it costs?
Colonel Nicholson: Without law, Commander, there is no civilization.
Shears: That’s just my point. Here, there is no civilization.
Colonel Nicholson: Then perhaps we have the opportunity to introduce it.”
—Michael Wilson (1914–1978)