Famous quotes containing the words dire, straits and/or mark:
“What dire offence from am’rous causes springs,
What mighty contests rise from trivial things,
I sing—”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Yes! in sea of life enisled,
With echoing straits between us thrown,
Dotting the shoreless watery wild,
We mortal millions live alone.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick;...”
—Bible: New Testament, Mark 2:17.
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