Starting Birth Year

Famous quotes containing the words starting, birth and/or year:

    “And down in fathoms many went the captain and the crew;
    Down went the owners—greedy men whom hope of gain
    allured:
    Oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Alas! The time is coming when man will no longer give birth to stars. Alas! The time of the most contemptible man is coming, one who can no longer despise himself. Behold! I show you the last man.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “each year we see
    Breeds new beginnings, disappointments new;”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)