Famous quotes containing the words civil and/or actions:
“[I]t is a civil Cowardice to be backward in asserting what you ought to expect, as it is a military Fear to be slow in attacking when it is your Duty.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.”
—James Shirley (1596–1666)