Constant

Famous quotes containing the word constant:

    “A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”
    —Washington Irving (1783–1859)

    “With wavering steps does fickle fortune stray,
    Nowhere she finds a firm and fixed abode;
    But now all smiles, and now again all frowns,
    She’s constant only in inconstancy.”
    —Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

    “The thirsty earth soaks up the rain,
    And drinks, and gapes for drink again.
    The plants suck in the earth, and are
    With constant drinking fresh and fair.”
    —Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)