Bitter

Famous quotes containing the word bitter:

“But to me this is both bitter and sweet.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)

“‘Oh the withy, the withy, the bitter withy
That has caused me to smart,
The withy shall be the very first tree
Fort to perish all at the heart.’”
—Unknown. The Bitter Withy (l. 31–34)

“There is no help.
The bitter disposition of the time
Will have it so.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)