Double Centuries

Famous quotes containing the words double and/or centuries:

“He does me double wrong
That wounds me with the flatteries of his tongue.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The payment of debts is necessary for social order. The non-payment is quite equally necessary for social order. For centuries humanity has oscillated, serenely unaware, between these two contradictory necessities.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)