Ashes Defeat

Famous quotes containing the words ashes and/or defeat:

“Whom I most hated living, thou hast made me
With thy religious truth and modesty,
Now in his ashes honor.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“I never liked bananas much anyway. Two-thirds of the way down even one banana I am willing to concede defeat smilingly and give the rest to the nearest monkey.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)