Famous quotes containing the words base and/or amount:
“Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?”
—John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible ..., we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)