Triple Centuries

Famous quotes containing the words triple and/or centuries:

“The triple pillar of the world transformed
Into a strumpet’s fool.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The payment of debts is necessary for social order. The non-payment is quite equally necessary for social order. For centuries humanity has oscillated, serenely unaware, between these two contradictory necessities.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)