Beat

Famous quotes containing the word beat:

“Good dogs do not bite chickens; good husbands do not beat their wives.”
—Chinese proverb.

“The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.”
—John Major (b. 1943)

“They burned with fierce love always to come near,
But honor beat them back and kept them clear.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)