Upper Black Eddy

Famous quotes containing the words upper, black and/or eddy:

    The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
    Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    By dying I wanted to maintain my honor, and hide a flame so black from the daylight!
    Jean Racine (1639–1699)

    Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?
    —Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)