Nations

Famous quotes containing the word nations:

“Other nations use “force”; we Britons alone use “Might.””
—Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

“Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)

“In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one’s self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)