False Lights

Famous quotes containing the words false and/or lights:

    What makes all doctrines plain and clear?
    About two hundred pounds a year.
    And that which was proved true before
    Prove false again? Two hundred more.
    Samuel Butler (1612–1680)

    Most souls, ‘tis true, but peep out once an age,
    Dull sullen pris’ners in the body’s cage:
    Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years,
    Useless, unseen, as lamps in sepulchres;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)