Famous quotes containing the word modern:
“He was naturally so sensitive, and so kind. But he had the insidious modern disease of tolerance. He must tolerate everything, even a thing that revolted him.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age; but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.”
—Franz Grillparzer (17911872)
“The uselessness and expensiveness of modern women multiply bachelors.”
—Samuel Richardson (16891761)
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