Famous quotes containing the words ships, predecessors and/or selection:
“I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep”
—James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)
“Human development is a form of chronological unfairness, since late-comers are able to profit by the labors of their predecessors without paying the same price.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
“The books for young people say a great deal about the selection of Friends; it is because they really have nothing to say about Friends. They mean associates and confidants merely.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)