Foul

Famous quotes containing the word foul:

    And even you will come to this foul shame,
    This ultimate infection,
    Star of my eyes, my being’s inner flame,
    My angel and my passion!
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
    —Anonymous. quoted in “Quote Unquote,” Feb. 22, 1982, BBC Radio 4.

    Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
    Bible: Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 10:1.