Famous quotes containing the word adapted:
“I have found all things thus far, persons and inanimate matter, elements and seasons, strangely adapted to my resources.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“One ought not to hoard culture. It should be adapted and infused into society as a leaven. Liberality of culture does not mean illiberality of its benefits.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)