Famous quotes containing the words test and/or bed:
“Tried by a New England eye, or the more practical wisdom of modern times, they are the oracles of a race already in its dotage; but held up to the sky, which is the only impartial and incorruptible ordeal, they are of a piece with its depth and serenity, and I am assured that they will have a place and significance as long as there is a sky to test them by.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Ample make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
Excellent and fair.”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)