Famous quotes containing the words higher and/or precedence:
“Sitting in that dusky wilderness, under that dark mountain, by the bright river which was full of reflected light, still I heard the wood thrush sing, as if no higher civilization could be attained. By this time the night was upon us.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)