Sir Thomas Elder

Famous quotes containing the words sir, thomas and/or elder:

“Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate,
That few but such as cannot write, translate.”
—John, Sir Denham (1615–1669)

“Were that enough, bone, blood, and sinew,
The twisted brain, the fair-formed loin,
Groping for matter under the dog’s plate,
Man should be cured of distemper.
For all there is to give I offer:
Crumbs, barn, and halter.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

“Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.”
—John Updike (b. 1932)