Uncalled Winning Hand

Famous quotes containing the words winning and/or hand:

    “Not only had Caesar a great name and a general’s glory, but his valor knew no rest, and the only thing he looked upon as a disgrace was not winning a battle.”
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    “My love—my faith—should instil into your bosom a praeternatural calm. You would rest from care.... You would get better.... And if not, Helen,... if you died—then at least would I clasp your dear hand in death, and willingly—oh, joyfully ... go down with you into the night of the Grave.”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)