Did Those Feet in Ancient Time

Famous quotes containing the words feet, ancient and/or time:

    People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you’ve got to keep your feet warm.
    Denis Diderot (1713–1784)

    You are our surety to immortal life,
    God’s hatred of the universal stain—
    The heritage, O Fear, of ancient strife
    Compounded with the tissue of the vein.
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    But time growing old teaches all things.
    Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)