Sour

Famous quotes containing the word sour:

“Love that comes too late,
Like a remorseful pardon slowly carried,
To the great sender turns a sour offense,
Crying, “That’s good that’s gone.””
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ezekiel 18:2.

Proverb, God’s reproach concerning the land of Israel.

“O, give me thy hand,
One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)