Famous quotes containing the words received, generally and/or positive:
“Frank Harris has been received in all the great housesonce!”
—Oscar Wilde (18541900)
“A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.”
—Edmund Burke (17291797)
“The oaks, how subtle and marine!
Bearded, and all the layered light
Above them swims; and thus the scene,
Recessed, awaits the positive night.”
—Robert Penn Warren (19051989)
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