Thrown

Famous quotes containing the word thrown:

    When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.
    quoted in letter, Aug. 6, 1775, by painter John Singleton Copley on the subject of the American Revolution. British proverb.

    If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into the eternal fire.
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 18:8.

    A good many have been thrown out on their broad capital bases.
    John Dos Passos (1896–1970)