Bottom Pole

Famous quotes containing the words bottom and/or pole:

“I thank my fortune for it,
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted,
Nor to one place.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could not be avoided. It is the wages which human perseverance pays itself when it thinks that something is taking too long. The world needed a discoverer of the North Pole, and in all areas of social activity, merit was less important here than opportunity.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)