Sour

Famous quotes containing the word sour:

    Love that comes too late,
    Like a remorseful pardon slowly carried,
    To the great sender turns a sour offense,
    Crying, “That’s good that’s gone.”
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
    Bible: Hebrew Ezekiel 18:2.

    One who can find lemons sweet and grapes sour is ready for Dame Fortune.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)