Emblem Ordinance

Famous quotes containing the words emblem and/or ordinance:

    “Talking in bed ought to be easiest,
    Lying together there goes back so far,
    An emblem of two people being honest.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Overly persuasive a woman’s ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.”
    —Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)