Sinister Urge

Famous quotes containing the words sinister and/or urge:

    Calm fell. From Heaven distilled a clemency;
    There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
    Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
    The Sinister Spirit sneered: ‘It had to be!’
    And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, ‘Why?’
    Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    Thus, statesmanlike, I’ll saucily impose,
    And safe from action, valiantly advise;
    Sheltered in impotence, urge you to blows,
    And being good for nothing else, be wise.
    John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)