Tenth Century

Famous quotes containing the words tenth and/or century:

“They say all lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)