Famous quotes containing the words banquet and/or scene:
“Another said, I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 14:20.
Jesus, recounting banquet excuses.
“The scene of suffering is a scene of joy when the suffering is past; and the silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the presence of delight.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)