Famous quotes containing the word oft:
“Fair Liberty was all his cry;
For her he stood prepared to die;
For her he boldly stood alone;
For her he oft exposed his own.”
—Jonathan Swift (16671745)
“It oft falls out,
To have what we would have, we speak not what we mean.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“We are oft to blame in this,
Tis too much proved, that with devotions visage
And pious action we do sugar oer
The devil himself.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)