Famous quotes containing the words lawful and/or permanent:
“The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)
“A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable materials, every new edifice is an actual and permanent acquisition to the state, adding to its value as well as to its ornament.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)