Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or benedict:
“The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine!
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line:”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“The Japanese are, to the highest degree, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways.”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)