Supported

Famous quotes containing the word supported:

“The moral sense is always supported by the permanent interest of the parties. Else, I know not how, in our world, any good would ever get done.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it oftener happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which would be more disreputable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)