Empire Sweet

Famous quotes containing the words empire and/or sweet:

    Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi;
    Consider the Empire and Gandhi.
    Ogden Nash (1902–1971)

    Ice is an interesting subject for contemplation. They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever. Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but frozen remains sweet forever? It is commonly said that this is the difference between the affections and the intellect.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)