Famous quotes containing the words sharp and/or history:
“A parted evn just between twelve and one, evn at the
turning o the tide; for after I saw him fumble with the
sheets, and play with flowers, and smile upon his fingers
end, I knew there was but one way; for his nose was as sharp as
pen, and a babbled of green fields.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“If you look at history youll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 14661536)