Famous quotes containing the words sharp and/or history:
“Return to her? and fifty men dismissed?
No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose
To wage against the enmity o’ th’ air,
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl—
Necessity’s sharp pinch.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“A man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)