Overshot Wheels

Famous quotes containing the words overshot and/or wheels:

“With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“To see distinctly the machinery—the wheels and pinions—of any work of Art is, unquestionably, of itself, a pleasure, but one which we are able to enjoy only just in proportion as we do not enjoy the legitimate effect designed by the artist.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)