Famous quotes containing the words circle, limit and/or iii:
“Wise child, didst hastily return
And madst thy mothers womb thine urn.
How summed a circle didst thou leave mankind
Of deepest lore, could we the center find!”
—Ben Jonson (15721637)
“No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.”
—Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (16361711)
“The army is the true nobility of our country.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte III (18081873)