Famous quotes containing the words reasonable, time and/or lines:
“The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in mens pursuits and professions to-day.”
—William Bolitho (18901930)
“Old age and the passage of time teach all things.”
—Sophocles (497406/5 B.C.)
“The opera isnt over till the fat lady sings.”
—Anonymous.
A modern proverb along the lines of dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartletts Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)
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