Solemn High Mass

Famous quotes containing the words solemn, high and/or mass:

    ‘Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother,
    Nor customary suits of solemn black,
    ...
    Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief,
    That can denote me truly.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    His valors shown upon our crests today
    Have taught us how to cherish such high deeds
    Even in the bosom of our adversaries.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable.
    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)