Famous quotes containing the words upper and/or shirley:
“If the upper beams are not straight, the lower beams will be crooked.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Victorious men of earth, no more
Proclaim how wide your empires are;
Though you bind in every shore
And your triumphs reach as far
As night or day,
Yet you, proud monarchs, must obey
And mingle with forgotten ashes, when
Death calls ye to the crowd of common men.”
—James Shirley (1596–1666)