Famous quotes containing the word fierce:
“When the fierce north-western blast
Cools sea and land so far and fast,
Thou already slumberest deep;
Woe and want thou canst outsleep;
Want and woe, which torture us,
Thy sleep makes ridiculous.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Where fierce indignation can no longer tear his heart.
[Ubi saeva indignatio ulterius cor lacerare nequit.]”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“Yet have I fierce affections, and think
What Venus did with Mars.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)