Famous quotes containing the words open and/or defence:
“Hail ye small sweet courtesies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it! like grace and beauty which beget inclinations to love at first sight; ‘tis ye who open this door and let the stranger in.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
“There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.”
—E.V. (Edward Verrall)