Famous quotes containing the word sly:
“The most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home in the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Next would come the muskrats, then the mongeese, and then, in sly succession, the larger, more vivid animals. When one is experimenting with a new drink the fewer livestock there are around the better.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)