Nearest

Famous quotes containing the word nearest:

“Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes,
Which art my nearest and dearest enemy?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“I never liked bananas much anyway. Two-thirds of the way down even one banana I am willing to concede defeat smilingly and give the rest to the nearest monkey.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

“This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)