Famous quotes containing the words lead and/or rope:
“A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)