Fair Odds

Famous quotes containing the words fair and/or odds:

    When the blast of war blows in our ears,
    Then imitate the action of the tiger;
    Stiffen the sinews, conjure up the blood,
    Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage;
    Then lend the eye a terrible aspect.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    A man can seldom—very, very, seldom—fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.
    Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)