Famous quotes containing the word timely:
“To me alone there came a thought of grief;
A timely utterance gave that thought relief,
And I again am strong:”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
“Or would interior time, that could delay
The sentence chronic with the last assize,
Start running backwards with its timely lies,
I might have time to live the love I say....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing for a little timely pruning.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)