Famous quotes containing the words earl of, earl, mar and/or centuries:
“A doubtful choice, of these three which to crave,
A kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave.”
—Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (15501604)
“We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
“Striving to better, oft we mar whats well.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“That grand drama in a hundred acts, which is reserved for the next two centuries of Europethe most terrible, most questionable and perhaps also the most hopeful of all dramas.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)