Subdued

Famous quotes containing the word subdued:

“Sanity consists in not being subdued by your means. Fancy prices are paid for position, and for the culture of talent, but to the grand interests, superficial success is of no account.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“The jaws’ hooked clamp and fangs
Not to be changed at this date;
A life subdued to its instrument;”
—Ted Hughes (b. 1930)

“The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the insatiable demand of harmony in man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)