Slaves Brought

Famous quotes containing the words slaves and/or brought:

    The laws of custom make our [returning a visit] necessary. O how I hate this vile custom which obliges us to make slaves of ourselves! to sell the most precious property we boast, our time;—and to sacrifice it to every prattling impertinent who chooses to demand it!
    Frances Burney (1752–1840)

    Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.
    Georges Bataille (1897–1962)