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)

    “And since our Daintie age,
    Cannot indure reproofe,
    Make not thy selfe a Page,
    To that strumpet the Stage,
    But sing high and aloofe,
    Safe from the wolves black jaw, and the dull Asses hoofe.”
    —Ben Jonson (1572–1637)

    ““... A nation has to take its natural course
    Of Progress round and round in circles
    From King to Mob to King to Mob to King
    Until the eddy of it eddies out.””
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)